(Fewer) Words Matter

 I have been thinking about my first post and the poem that grabbed me by the throat. I heard recently there is a new interest in poetry. Why? Probably because we are given so many words each day to process; a flood of words.  

Poetry says, ‘Hey, here is a cool story in a thimble full of words.’  

Thank God! Because I have to read a thousand just to clear out my inbox!

So if you feel like you need to use less words, here is a short TED talk called: How to Write Less but Say More by Jim VandeHei.

He founded Axios and another company to train people that less is more. 

Write Less, Say More

And if you want to bathe in a few words that really mean something, here is Joshua Bennett’s poem again, 

Benediction

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Finally, If you trying to use the best words for a subject line in a cold email, check out Jordan Crawford on LinkedIn  He tells a lot of stories about using the best and fewest words with pain not persona being the operative idea.

May your day be full of new ideas and collaboration,

Van