...I’m asking you to read critically because by understanding language, you will 1. have a fuller understanding of lives other than your own, which 2. will help you to be more empathetic, and thereby 3. help you to avoid getting dumped by that young woman in the first place, although more importantly 4. reading critically and attentively can give you the linguistic tools to share your own story with more precision. And that will help people to understand your joy and your heartbreak, yes, but will also be helpful in many other ways, like when you are trying to convince the company to move forward with your fourth quarter strategy or whatever it is that people with real jobs do. Reading thoughtfully gives us better tools to explain corporate profits and broken hearts. And it also connects us to each other...
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:00:06 +0000
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