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Seven tools for thinking #3: The "surely" klaxon

Jun 06, 2016 | Category: Featured
Rumack: Can you fly this plane and land it? Striker: Surely you can't be serious? Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. Airplane, 1980 It's natural to want to build consensus. We're all gui...
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On bullshit: the value of clarity, precision and economy

Feb 08, 2016 | Category: writing
"Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear." Ezra Pound I've always been of the opinion that saying what you mean clearly, precisely and...
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