I like The Economist. I find it surprising to a high degree that it’s rather post-modern at times, with some of it being deliberate, and some it can be that the writer is often trying to describe an idea he’s not fully grasping onto. To some degree, both the reader and writer come to appreciate getting the gist of the idea at hand, while realizing this is of course subject matter out of one’s league. Also, sometimes it’s safer to elude to socio-political commentary with humor, confusion and imagination.
I love different forms of communication. My wife speaks at least 4 languages. I think she’s amazing. I take uncomfortable pride in that I at least found great interest in understanding how certain wordings will trigger some people towards different behavior. It’s useful in customer service. There are logical aspects to how proper policy acts when read by someone with good reading compression. I love looking at the technical writing capabilities of much of the policies I’ve read. I wish I had invested more energy into raw coding and such. I, however, didn’t. College did tighten up my basic writing skills, and I don’t think sociology is as useless as it appears. I can see business uses. I’ll never be a scientist, but I can probably at the very least learn to write abstracts and help actual smart people consolidate a report. I grasp that would NOT be done by ‘hack-n-slice.’ The ‘gist’ would need to remain clear, as best I can as a non-subject matter expert. I’d like a few more chances to tackle something with more growth potential. I’m good at what I do, but the writing is rushed in my reports out of necessity.
The current person doing policy where I am employed is good at it. She’s not going anywhere. I’m open to staying or leaving my employer. I realize my ability to manipulate people is being used in a way that is honestly still ethical and positive. They seem like good people above me. Pure technical writing would no longer require my talent of talking people down. Much of that is being quick to adapt in making more strategic statements. I still put my foot in my mouth at times, and it isn’t fun dealing with people who are angry and/or verbally aggressive. I’m open to change, whether from within, where I’m at, or where I am headed.
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