Linguistic therapy (original) (raw)
I'm writing an email to a friend about some emotional issues. I decided to keep it brief. When I was done, it looked long, so I revised it to use fewer characters. This process helped me organize my thoughts and I learned some things about myself. It also turned an emotional rant into a resolution to improve myself.
I think it is a useful exercise when a problem is eating at you.
"made it a goal" ==> "decided"
"edited it to make the same points in as few characters as possible" == "revised it to use fewer characters"
"an exercise worth trying" ==> "a useful exercise"
"particularly if" ==> "when"
"really" ==> ""
"more comprehensible" ==> "clearer"
"a fair amount" ==> "a lot" ==> "some"
"There are a many things I'd like to have said. I'm writing a few of them down here." ==> "A few of my thoughts:" ==> "Some thoughts:"
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