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The Capacity of Poetry: Maria Popova

April 19, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

Maria Popova, writer of The Marginalian, describes the expressive capacity of poetry.

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April 19, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Maria Popova, The Marginalian, Brain Pickings, William James, Poetry, Function, Expression, Communication, Ineffable, Complex, Abstract, Thoughts, Feelings, Language, Overspilling
Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

On the Strength of Silence: Ryan Holiday

March 01, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

Stoic philosophy warns against the social tendency to express every thought we have to others.

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March 01, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Ryan Holiday, Discipline is Destiny, Expression, Clarity, Purpose, Virtue, Temperance, Style, Concision, Silence, Strength
Idea, Action, Language, Image, Impression

‘Thank You’

June 23, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Action

I have my GCSE and A Level students to thank for this practice being on my mind.

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June 23, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Thank You, Thanks, Gratitude, Appreciation, Expression
Idea, Language, Action

Say It Crisply

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March 03, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Writing, Action, Craft

This process of refinement - self-editing - is one of the most valuable any writer can undertake.

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March 03, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Editing, Self-editing, Expression, Concision, Essentialism, style, mantra
Writing, Action, Craft


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