I can imitate Gibbon's style of writing, but if I do it makes me say different things.
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And if different writing styles make you say different things, that raises interesting questions.
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Are there styles that make you smarter, or more honest? Because if so you should consciously seek them out.
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In college, I had a prof tell me to write like an academic. Emulate the style of course material. Applying that elsewhere works too.
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I did that without anyone telling me to, and the results were not good.
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Simplified: everything has a language and voice. Academics, business, whatever. Learn to write in it.
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might help that I wasn't a CE major
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what's your favorite episode from show
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Oh it's a masterpiece by Aaron Sorkin...now on Netflix. Here's one of my favorite: https://youtu.be/hqVWqTFU5Nk
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Are you familiar with the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (Whorfianism)? Linguistic relativity! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity …. Enjoy! :)
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also relevant: the short story "Story of Your Life" by author Ted Chiang and the movie "Arrival" set to release later this year.
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if you haven't read it, this (landmark) essay by Susan Sontag makes the same case: Against Interpretation http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/sontag-againstinterpretation.html …
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I’m gonna guess you mean more than a year younger… http://www.paulgraham.com/talk.html
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but there are patterns that run across everything you do, every decision you make.
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tend to agree. Although to be sure shape and color aren't all that independent either, statistically :)
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why is that?
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we all hope for continued growth
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neuroscientists like
@social_brains unveiled the "self" as a mechanism to socialize group culture - so what you say makes senseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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