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On Writing Well

William Zinsser · 1976
Mentioned 11 times across 5 podcasts · 2020–2026
Mention timeline11 mentions
20202026
Where it's mentioned
2026
#877: Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Mini-Retirements, Higher-Resolution Living, Reinvention in The Age of AI, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2026
“There are many books on this, certainly on Writing Well by Zinser”
5 questions to ask when your product stops growing | Jason Cohen (2x unicorn founder)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Jan 2026
“For writing on Writing Well by William Zinzer. I know I'm not the only one, but that's kind of the point”
2025
Talking to Tim Ferriss about how to live a dope life
My First Million · Aug 2025
“I think it's On writing well? Or something like that. It's by William Zinsner”
Become a better communicator: Specific frameworks to improve your clarity, influence, and impact | Wes Kao (coach, entrepreneur, advisor)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Apr 2025
“Oh yes, yes, definitely. I was I was assuming before doing that, but you're right, there probably you know, some people may not be and yes, definitely. Reading Your own message. First. Is huge. And uh Yeah. I find that even even doing that, you can often spot a lot of Uh. A lot of uh low hanging fruit. Right. Like you'll find the typos and grammar issues and you'll be Oh, I don't need this word. Along those lines, let me share two books. People always ask me, How did you how did you le”
2023
The 10 traits of great PMs, how AI will impact your product, and Slack’s product development process | Noah Weiss (Slack, Foursquare, Google)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Jul 2023
“Another book that is amazing for writing better is”
2022
Growth tactics, retention strategies, and becoming a better writer | Julian Shapiro (Demand Curve, Hyper, Webflow, TechCrunch)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Sep 2022
“there's a book called On Writing Well that taught me a lot about Cutting cutting like two thirds of what you've written”
2021
#106 Josh Kaufman: Maximizing Our Locus of Control
The Knowledge Project · Mar 2021
“On Writing Well by William Zinser. to to get in my brain like how to Convey nonfiction material in a clear, concise Way”
#100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key
The Knowledge Project · Jan 2021
“we like Invite writers. And we talk about books like On Writing Well or Words at Work to like get people to be clear written communicators”
2020
#486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2020
“along with the elements of style, there's a great book called On Writing Well by William Zinser”
#420: Books I've Loved — Matt Mullenweg
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2020
“was called On Writing or is called On Writing Well by William Zinzler”
Rapid Response: Remote teams, w/WordPress/Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg
Masters of Scale · Mar 2020
“On Riding Well by William Sinsler. LA Professor”