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ERRR #076. Nathaniel Swain on Writing to Learn

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How to Find Your Favorite Sentence and Cut It

Nathaniel's favourite sentences aren't the most flowery ones that he writes. They're like bulletproof definitions of key ideas, such as cognitive load theory. He had a tendency early on in his academic career to write really long sentences. Simon Clues is the amazing educator who gave him that tip about killing your darlings.

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