Better Writing

Write like you speak, do not try writing with more elegant prose.

Zettelkasten, June 9th, 2020.

Notes

Create a "banned words" list. These words are the ones we use in casual conversations.
- Examples:
  - Just
  - That
  - Already
  - Actual / Actually
  - Think
  - Pretty
  - Really
  - To be
  - Great
  - Around
  - A lot
  - Very
  - Thing
  - Much
  - Unfortunate / fortunate
  - Nice
Avoid adverbs.
- Your text becomes more cluttered and slower to read when you use many of them.
Use conjunctions at the beginning of your sentence.
Write as you speak, do not try writing with more elegant prose.
- If you want to write more eloquently, improve the way you speak.

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