Tyler learned this from Roland. As a 'typical Canadian' who says 'it's fine' and then flips out later, he uses it to train the skill of addressing conflict early.
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- Copy fiction's lessons into a journal
Tyler's habit, which also gives him a way to answer the question of what fiction has taught him.
- Build handmade anthologies
How Tyler made Men, Women and Other Adventures for Tamir.
- Join a book club you don't control
Tamir did this in 2020 to break out of heavy philosophical classics; it led him to Murakami.
- Master Key weekly concentration exercises
From Haanel's The Master Key System, as Tamir practiced it at 21.
- Write immediately after a strange experience
Tyler wrote his ghost-horse story for three hours straight after losing the tracks, and barely changed it.
- Supplement school with self-directed non-fiction
Tamir's view that schools, especially high school, don't teach you to formulate your own ideas.