Mind Transformation 140

140.
S: 7.2
a: 3:30
w: 11:00
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 A Rule Book for Arguments, Ayn Rand “For the new intellectual”, Brilliant, Leo.
 W – 6, P – 8, D – 17. J – 1.
Let’s look closely at an opinion which claims that we should present our ideas in a natural order to write well. The natural order means we should commence from a conclusion and then to add some reasons or set out reasons first and make a conclusion at an end. It’s one of the rules of academic writing which allows simplifying the process of passing knowledge. But why should we simplify it? Why should we follow this rule? If I want to develop any concept it doesn’t necessarily mean that I want to prove something. Especially if a thing I want to develop (any concept is also a thing) is a stream of consciousness itself. If I ask myself how to write better, how to learn to write better, I can get many insights, but I’m not sure these insights come up in a natural order. Of course, I can make them more or less natural afterwards and line them up so that they will look coherent and logical. However, in this case I can’t say that it’s natural. Rather, it is totally unnatural because of this specific order. The natural order is to write thoughts as they come up, and there is no need to worry about any order. There is only one thing which is truly important: To intend writing better and learn uninterruptedly. If you do so, your thoughts will be great in any order even if you write a little bit oddly. I’m not saying you must write oddly. Just be willing to consider thoroughly an opposite side and advocate for it even if you disagree with its point.
Again, it’s just training. Have you heard? Think different!

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