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Pruning
David Allen writes some interesting words on pruning. The concept resonates, in the same way as does a call for simplicity. It also brought to mind another bit of sound counsel: "Omit needless words."
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Basically, as I understand it, pruning involves taking what one has written and then removing words without destroying the essence of what one needs to convey. This is something I have tried to work on over the years as I have gotten involved in pat... [Read More]
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