A more effective person

“Becoming a ‘better writer’ requires sharpening your judgment like a lawyer, understanding human behaviour like a psychologist, cultivating your timing like a comedian, and opening your heart like a poet. Which means, among other things, that by learning to write more effective sentences, you’re learning to be a more effective person.”

From What we talk about when we talk about ‘tone of voice’ 

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Rene July 12, 2026 Reply

I love this quote, it makes the world feel larger

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