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Writing doesn’t require humility. There are plenty of egocentric writers who do not handle feedback well. Writing benefits from humility.
by spookybones 4y ago
Writing doesn’t require humility. There are plenty of egocentric writers who do not handle feedback well. Writing benefits from humility.
- Clueed 4y agoI agree. You can make a better case for “writing in a corporate context requires humility,“ e.g., someone choosing to post in public slack channel instead of talking to everyone individually.
- BLKNSLVR 4y agoI think there's a "no true scotsman" fallacy lodged in there somewhere. The fact you even wrote that writing benefits from humility indicates an acknowledgment of good writing is made better by humility, and maybe then we just move the definition of "good" to be requiring of humility. Someone may be able to write, and get a point across, but it's not just the wording and explanation, it's the capture of the context within the writing, and without humility the context is likely to be distorted, thus negatively effecting the goodness of the writing.
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- drewcoo 4y agoAgreed. Scotsmen are not known for their humility. Clear communication does not depend on whether someone feels notably understated in their heart. I hope. Gad!
- BLKNSLVR 4y agoHah, yeah, I'm definitely using my own definition of humility, thus showing none :) Note to self: Humility =/= reality
- plaguepilled 4y agoOK geoblock Scotland for management success, now to wrap this up as a SaaS and post to HN. We did it team.
- spookybones 4y agoWithout humility, the context is likely to be distorted? What is this based on? Do you mean empathy? If only someone could have told Nabokov, he could have made something of himself…
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