Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Before you hit “send,” delete these words from your writing. Your message will be stronger for it.
• fine — “Saying fine sounds like you’re not fine.”
• however — “However” is a melodramatic way to say “but.”
• unfortunately — “Don’t make things sound worse than they actually are.”
The limitations we’re trying to avoid when we engage in this self-defeating sort of procrastination frequently don’t have anything to do with how much we’ll be able to get done in the time available; usually, it’s a matter of worrying that we won’t have the talent to produce work of sufficient quality, or that others won’t respond to it as we’d
... See moreTry writing about why the work is important, or spend some time reflecting on times in the past where you’ve felt most connected to it.
Paul Spiegel. Translation: "Behind the call for peace, the murderers take cover."