overly complex, complicated writing: why do we write not like we speak?

the other day i was talking with a friend about the process of writing in academia. we got to talking about how, often, there are clear and specific ways to explain very complex ideas and yet the output that academia prefers (requires?) doesn’t allow for ideas to be explored simply. this out, the currency of academia, peer-reviewed journal articles, create a demand for inaccessible writing. in my opinion, this form of output is needlessly hindered by this complexification (is that a word? am i doing it right now? lol).

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on becoming a more coherent person

as i get older, there are some themes that are becoming increasingly clear as important. across place and time, certain questions, certain journeys seem to be ubiquitous and worth pursuing. one of these is what i currently understand to be the journey towards becoming a more coherent person (not my words).

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mentees becoming peers

something i have just recently come to understand is that it is understood by some mentors that mentees can become peers.

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practicing / playing / embodying the person you want to be

lately i’ve been getting so much more into play and imagination for a variety of reasons. this post is about the idea of practicing / playing / embodying the person you want to be (because, that is, after all, the person you really are).

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on making informed career decisions

among people of a certain age range / life stage, the question about what to do about career decisions is frequent. and heavy. as the world of work changes, our systems of figuring out how to move forward aren’t catching up. similarly, the advice the worked for our parents and their parents doesn’t really work anymore (if it ever did).

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