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Negative checking - Wikipedia

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technicalwriting.dev

technicalwriting.dev/index.html

Poor writing, not specialized concepts, drives processing difficulty in legal language — University of Edinburgh Research Explorer

research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/poor-writing-not-specialized-concepts-drives-processing-difficult

Character Amnesia in China

globalchinapulse.net/character-amnesia-in-china/

How to Build Anything Extremely Quickly - Learn How To Learn

learnhowtolearn.org/how-to-build-extremely-quickly/

Primarium – Handwriting education in primary schools

primarium.info/

How German Isn’t It | Alex Cocotas

thebaffler.com/latest/how-german-isnt-it-cocotas

Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife

oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-124-spring-2024/don-t-bleed-on-the-artwork-notes-from-the-afterlife
I’ve been dreaming, I’ve been paying dues I’m not one for the glory And …

The Gold Standard Apology - Google Docs

docs.google.com/document/d/1Z0hFgmYyrCpn8_u-GCLILErarv14ysUF8Mi_CtcPV8I/edit

Seasons - by Heather Havrilesky - ASK MOLLY

askmolly.substack.com/p/seasons
Food for thought.

Adam Phillips · Against Self-Criticism

lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n05/adam-phillips/against-self-criticism
Lacan​ said that there was surely something ironic about Christ’s injunction to love thy neighbour as thyself –...

Remote work and the importance of writing

economist.com/business/2022/01/15/remote-work-and-the-importance-of-writing
The written word will flourish in the post-pandemic workplace | Business

Austin Kleon

tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/120472862666
How to graciously say no to anyone “There is no money in answering letters.”  —Groucho Marx A couple of years ago, I was getting sent this article, “Creative People Say No,” at least twice a day. The...

Plato’s Cave Regrets to Inform You It Will Be Raising Its Rent

mcsweeneys.net/articles/platos-cave-regrets-to-inform-you-it-will-be-raising-its-rent

2022 Winners | The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

bulwer-lytton.com/2022
For 40 years, the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest has invited people to come up with the worst possible opening sentences to really bad novels.

Photoshop for text — Stephan Ango

stephanango.com/photoshop-for-text
When I think about editing images, a vast array of options come to mind: contrast, saturation, sharpen, blur, airbrush, clone stamp, etc. Even basic image ed...

Lose the Very

losethevery.com/

Handbook for Writers - Table of Contents

saylordotorg.github.io/text_handbook-for-writers/index.html

Don’t think to write, write to think - Herbert Lui

herbertlui.net/dont-think-to-write-write-to-think/

Good Managers Write Good | Stay SaaSy

staysaasy.com/management/2022/07/10/Writing-Management.html
In my time observing managers, one observation seems to repeat again and again: good managers write well, and bad managers write poorly. In fact, the best managers I’ve ever had were not just good writers, they were terrific. And the worst managers I’ve ever had were not just bad writers, they were uncommonly shoddy.