6 weeks ago i stopped using "lol" completely and i think it was good for me
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"lmao" is still fine, they'll have to pry "lmao" out of my cold dead fingers, but pointed out to me years ago that i used "lol" mostly to undercut myself and soft-pedal my ideas and recently i stopped feeling a need to do that
+1 for traveling around with a hypothetical on your shoulder saying “what’s that all about?”= +1 for leveling up in general
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I learned of something related as "the method of the virtual guru":
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Replying to @kylebrussell
Reminds me of @preskill's method of the virtual guru: when stuck on a problem, ask: (1) who do I know who is smart about this kind of problem?; and (2) what would they say? This works surprisingly well...
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This is a really useful observation.
Reminds me of "tells", from poker. Most of us have them, I suspect, about things we're insecure about, or fear. And I'd guess it's useful to be aware of our own tells.
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isn't soft pedalling a helpful writing mood to have available?