Archive for April 8, 2006

Interlude

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

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Cleaning Up My Identity

Let's begin with a series of "I am" statements relating to my identity. Any issues arising in my thoughts with standard English would perhaps come from the ambiguity of "labelling".

SE: I am one of those "INTJ" people.
EP: According to a personality test taken a while ago I scored as the "INTJ" type which I seemed to spookily identify with after reading through a few descriptions.

SE: I am a Gemini.
EP: I wouldn't say I understand Astrology much, if at all, although born in the month of May I can relate aspects of my character to the Gemini star-sign somewhat.

SE: I am sick and tired of being broke.
EP: My current finances appear unhealthy and consequently I periodically feel emotions of guilt with what seems like poor self-esteem in the face of others.

SE: I am unemployed.
EP: I have not had any formal employment in the last 12 months.

SE: I am unsure of my future.
EP: I seem to worry too much about what other people think.

SE: My degree is worthless! – I am a failure!
EP: I have a degree in what now seems like a "mickey mouse" subject since I didn't manage to find employment in the field of study so consequently I felt like a failure.

SE: I am introverted.
EP: I seem to keep to myself more often then not.

SE: I am intuitive.
EP: I seem to notice hidden meanings and associations more often then not.

SE: I am logical.
EP: I like to think that things happen for a reason.

SE: I am in love with you.
EP: I seem to have feelings for you.

SE: I am embarrassed about being jobless.
EP: I don't have a formal job at the moment and this makes me feel somewhat embarrassed in how I may appear to you.

SE: I am 23 years old.
EP: I have lived for 23 years which seems like the end of a new beginning…

SE: I am not assertive enough.
EP: I don't always assert my right-to-refuse and so it would seem that i lack assertiveness.

SE: I am a research writer.
EP: I enjoy researching Social Science topics and have written several articles, blogs and an as of yet, unpublished manuscript on relationships.

SE: I'm an honest person.
EP: It would seem that I have sincere intentions with you.

SE: I'm an intelligent guy.
EP: I have a unique insight into the world which may appear more or less intelligent relative to other views.

SE: I'm a poor cook.
EP: I can make scrambled eggs on toast and not much else so it may seem like I can't really cook.

That concludes this session, so what have I or we learnt? It seems that through this critical thinking technique using EP we can discover lower levels of abstraction where thoughts appear clearer and less clouded.

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Introduction to English-Prime

I recently got introduced to a style of writing called English Prime or E-Prime for short. I have decided to create this web diary as an on-going experiment in how I may learn to think more critically and perhaps clearer simply by adjusting how I write.

I would like to begin with standard English statements, phrases, questions etc. that I will re-think and re-write in E-Prime. I believe that by doing this I will force myself to think out a better perspective on things with far less ambiguity and more scientific objectivity.

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