nansnick wrote:
When writing , lately at least , making a particular effort to use the name or even an initial as a specific signifier can go a long way in following a train of thought . Especially at a later date and time . Having an auditory processing issue and an issue with concentration/memory using a signifier throughout a real time conversation can both greatly add to the following of my own thoughts , making them at least slightly less tangential but also aid the other person in general especially when my own conversation tends to disintegrate into a ramble or is idiosyncratic in nature.
I agree completely. At times, when grading my students' essays, I have had to remind them of something similar--always make it clear about whom (or what) you are writing at a particular time.
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The existence of the leader who is wise
is barely known to those he leads.
He acts without unnecessary speech,
so that the people say,
'It happened of its own accord.' -Tao Te Ching, Verse 17
10 Apr 2013, 1:02 am
