When I signed on to Climbing Tal’s Hill, I jotted down a short list of the three most important qualities to bring to my writing. The list above was as far as I got before it descended into trite nothings, so I deleted my later mentions and saved a document with just those three. Here is the reasoning behind each guiding principle:
- Be Critical Without Takes
The Houston market is friendly, sometimes too friendly. No player ever got traded to Houston and worried about having to fight off a hostile media when they slumped or said the wrong thing.