When we think of improving our vocabulary, we usually look for longer, more impressive words. This exercise encourages us to look for shorter ones.
The Pleasures of Pruning
Books, articles, and blog posts that explain ideas fill their purpose only when someone learns and remembers the content. Adding “more” simply crowds out that process.
Writing Yoga: A Mountain of Metaphors
This month’s writing yoga is a fun technique: build a mountain of metaphors.
Nothing is Wasted
Everything I write contributes to who I am, and will be, as a writer.
The same is true for you. Nothing is wasted.
Writing Yoga: Power and Respect
This month, look at emails or posts you write for other people and pay attention to whether your words demonstrate respect and trust.
Dangerous distractions
What’s the difference between a distraction and an opportunity? It depends on where you want to go.