Agreed that your post is impressively mindful. In terms of writing style, maybe try writing more like Steven Pinker or Paul Graham. (If you’ve haven’t read Paul Graham yet, the low-hanging fruit here is to go to his essays page and read a few essays that appeal to you, then copy that style as closely as possible. Herearesomefavoritesofmine. Paul Graham is great at both writing and thinking so you’ll do triple duty learning about writing, thinking, and also whatever idea he’s trying to communicate.)
I’ve read both. Paul Graham’s style is wonderful … so long as he keeps himself from reducing all of history to a triangular diagram. I prefer Stanley Fish for clarity on linguistics.
Agreed that your post is impressively mindful. In terms of writing style, maybe try writing more like Steven Pinker or Paul Graham. (If you’ve haven’t read Paul Graham yet, the low-hanging fruit here is to go to his essays page and read a few essays that appeal to you, then copy that style as closely as possible. Here are some favorites of mine. Paul Graham is great at both writing and thinking so you’ll do triple duty learning about writing, thinking, and also whatever idea he’s trying to communicate.)
I’ve read both. Paul Graham’s style is wonderful … so long as he keeps himself from reducing all of history to a triangular diagram. I prefer Stanley Fish for clarity on linguistics.