1:1 I observe that we communicate best using language vividly.
1:2 I suggest we eliminate the passive voice when communicating.
1:3 Using a variety of verbs strengthens our messages.
1:4 Therefore, I say to you, vary your verbs without using linking verbs.
1:5 I encourage all of us to use verbs to show rather than tell our messages.
1:6 Our language ties closer to our experiences, when we eliminate linking verbs.
1:7 I take responsibility for my statements.
1:8 I adopt a language without any linking verbs.
1:9 Absolutes in language angers me.
1:10 When I want to express myself clearly, I speak without linking verbs.
1:11 When I want to make a point, I speak without linking verbs.
1:12 I gain more insight from a philosopher that mirrors their own experiences in their messages, than from a philosopher that sets down a series of absolute assertions.
1:13 I regard communicating as a puzzle to solve.
1:14 I reiterate the need to eliminate the passive voice when communicating.
1:15 And, I say again and again, eliminate linking verbs.
1:16 Without linking verbs, I say what I want to say more responsibly.
1:17 Without linking verbs, I speak honestly to myself and to others.
1:18 Without linking verbs, I see the world as flexible rather than static.
1:19 When I communicate better, I believe I make myself a better person.
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