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i. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.... See more
ii. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
iii. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
iv. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
v. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of
the Orwell Estate • Politics and the English Language
George Orwell’s rules for writing
According to Sverre Spoelstra, feeling stupid is a sign of intelligence.
It's fun to ask historical questions, and it's useful to an extent, but we shouldn't prejudge the current world by presuming it's identical to what happened before. In fact, "I've seen it before" can be exactly the kind of lazy, complacent thinking that prevents us from seeing the real dangers when they appear.
"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.
Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us.
Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would
... See more“Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.” – Andy Warhol
The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.
"Beautiful things need painstaking work, disappointment, and perseverance." – Vincent van Gogh