This isn't suggesting that the things that you publish be one sentence per line. It's suggesting that you write one sentence per line, polish the individual sentences (and question their right to exist at all) then edit them into paragraphs. You might have assumed this assume this by noticing the fact that the article has more than one sentence per line.
> Who is the judge of 'it improved my writing more than anything else'?
Who do you think? Who wrote the article? The word 'my' might be a hint.
> What was the 'anything else' for that matter.
Would you give him permission to describe one practice he adopted while writing without describing every single step he's made in learning how to write since he was a child?
> Who do you think? Who wrote the article? The word 'my' might be a hint.
I am challenging how someone arrives at that conclusion if they are the judge (which seems implied). Sivers gives nothing at all to indicate - not even anecdotes - as backup for the improvement. His statement is general and broad.
Let's say he was instead describing writing he did for school or for work. So before he applied his technique he was rated or judged a certain way (grades, reviews). Then he started to use the technique he describes. He then gets better grades or reviews. In that case he concludes 'it improved my writing more than anything else' (and I might still ask 'what are the other things you tried that did not work'. But in this case all he says (again) is a very broad and not in any way backed up 'it improved my writing'. And he claims 'advice to anyone who writes' he can't be serious using 'anyone' in that 'polished' sentence other than to get people worked up over a blog post and talking about it (which to be clear is a technique that bloggers use)
> Would you give him permission to describe one practice he adopted while writing without describing every single step he's made in learning how to write since he was a child?
People read what others have written and critique. My guess is that if he read my comment he might think that someone thought a certain thing and wonder and then maybe he would learn and/or make an adjustment. Not the reason I made my comment but there is nothing that indicates he should not be criticized or that others can't learn from the statements that I made whether they agree or not with what I said.
> It's suggesting that you write one sentence per line, polish the individual sentences
Again he is not even indicating when his technique matters. I write every day (for sales) I get very good results (judged by replies and results). In my case I don't have to polish every sentence I write enough and have enough feedback that I find that sometimes you don't even want to care that much because that in itself (in certain situations) telegraphs something.
You don't think starting a post with this is a bit to broad:
"My advice to anyone who writes: Try writing one sentence per line."
Seems very clear to me 'advice to anyone who writes' seriously 'anyone'?
> Who is the judge of 'it improved my writing more than anything else'?
Who do you think? Who wrote the article? The word 'my' might be a hint.
> What was the 'anything else' for that matter.
Would you give him permission to describe one practice he adopted while writing without describing every single step he's made in learning how to write since he was a child?