There's something about becoming a better writer that fascinates me, it goes back to all the comedians I respect and their ability to write content. When you're a good writer, its amazing seeing the words you've written flow out on paper just as they were in your head. Its so easy to spot shitty writing because it looks and sounds like it was written by someone listing off their credentials in a job interview. Writing is so simple yet so complicated because while trying to simplify it, we complicate it. For instance, the natural urge is to sound intelligent rather than being clear, so while trying to sound intelligent, the clarity is often lost. I've been in a number of conversations where I just want to tell the person, "just shut the fuck up, gather up your thoughts and speak". If you're talking about walking your dog, I don't need to hear the word juxtapose. I'm better off talking to an immigrant who speaks broken english, at least they can be understood. Isn't that funny? We spend years educating ourselves, going to the best schools we can, preparing ourselves for the future, and at the end of it we cant even ask someone for directions without confusing the fuck out of them. Whats going on here?
Speaking of "words", there are some "words" that need to be retired. Here's two that come to mind
1. Awkward- Cant stand hearing this word anymore because its applied to EVERYTHING. "Oh my god that's so awkward, you're so awkward, he's so awkward, she's so awkward, this sandwich is so awkward, my toes are so awkward, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!
2. To be Honest- Now I realize that's a phrase, but it needs to be ridden of. Its always used with the most mundane situations. Whats the obsession with saying that, "To be honest, I love cookies, to be honest I feel really full, to be honest I ate 3........., to be honest I didn't really talk to her much. To be honest, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
My perspective is always "what the..." or "why the..." I think the world would be a better place if we didn't always have our noses up webster's ass so much. Everything in moderation, so stop trying to sound like a godamn genius all the time, I just wanna know how to get onto the freeway
Speaking of "words", there are some "words" that need to be retired. Here's two that come to mind
1. Awkward- Cant stand hearing this word anymore because its applied to EVERYTHING. "Oh my god that's so awkward, you're so awkward, he's so awkward, she's so awkward, this sandwich is so awkward, my toes are so awkward, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!
2. To be Honest- Now I realize that's a phrase, but it needs to be ridden of. Its always used with the most mundane situations. Whats the obsession with saying that, "To be honest, I love cookies, to be honest I feel really full, to be honest I ate 3........., to be honest I didn't really talk to her much. To be honest, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
My perspective is always "what the..." or "why the..." I think the world would be a better place if we didn't always have our noses up webster's ass so much. Everything in moderation, so stop trying to sound like a godamn genius all the time, I just wanna know how to get onto the freeway
To be honest, it's pretty hard to stop saying to be honest
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