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How Celeste Ng writes fiery prose

WorkLife with Adam Grant

CHAPTER

The Power of Putting Ideas on a Page

I've seen too many people get away with faulty logic because they're charismatic speakers. And I think so often you find that that somebody who's a captivating talker struggles to articulate their insight on the page and that doesn't mean they can't write. For me it means that they're unclear writing is a sign of unclear thinking, and they should stop using their charisma as a crutch. You know force themselves to articulate ideas in the medium that doesn't benefit from your elocution or whatever skill is allowing them to be persuasive interpersonally.

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