It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.
~ Benjamin Elijah Mays
#scienceofhope
The great moving and compelling influence in the history of the world is agitation, and the greatest of agitators was He, the despised Nazarene, whose doctrines have revolutionized the thought of the ages.
~ 1890 T. Thomas Fortune, It Is Time To Call A Halt.
Academic writing isn't about sounding smart. It's about being understood.
My PhD chapter took 3 weeks. Read everything. Cited everyone. Fancy academic words.
Supervisor's summary: "I can't follow your argument."
She gave me 17 rules that transformed my writing: