Taken from Tim Ferriss's excellent blog.
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blo...mon-words-you-should-stop-using-now/#more-104
Your thoughts define your life. As you think you shall become - those who have undergone this process while observing the changes consciously know it works.
When I wrote for a newspaper, I had to force myself to write clearly and concise. Once you realize that there are people reading and judging your writing, using simplistic and vague words is not an option. To state your idea coherently and effectively one must cut off the ambiguity and hit the perfect combination.
What other words should be eradicated from our vocabularies? What techniques can we adopt in our language that will change our thoughts?
Recently, I have pinpointed a few:
When looking at something out of your league - instead of saying "I can't have this/afford this" ask yourself "How can I afford this?"
When coming to the conclusion of "It can't be done" add unless and follow your thought train.
Do not fall victim to tautology. Business presentations are cluttered with people who do not know the correct answer but will go around and repeat things in various ways to sound like they know what they are talking about. 90% of business class presentations end up like this in my school.
What would you like to eliminate from your vocabulary/thought pattern?
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blo...mon-words-you-should-stop-using-now/#more-104
Your thoughts define your life. As you think you shall become - those who have undergone this process while observing the changes consciously know it works.
When I wrote for a newspaper, I had to force myself to write clearly and concise. Once you realize that there are people reading and judging your writing, using simplistic and vague words is not an option. To state your idea coherently and effectively one must cut off the ambiguity and hit the perfect combination.
What other words should be eradicated from our vocabularies? What techniques can we adopt in our language that will change our thoughts?
Recently, I have pinpointed a few:
When looking at something out of your league - instead of saying "I can't have this/afford this" ask yourself "How can I afford this?"
When coming to the conclusion of "It can't be done" add unless and follow your thought train.
Do not fall victim to tautology. Business presentations are cluttered with people who do not know the correct answer but will go around and repeat things in various ways to sound like they know what they are talking about. 90% of business class presentations end up like this in my school.
What would you like to eliminate from your vocabulary/thought pattern?
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