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Writing That Reveals
Generative AI has challenged our long-standing belief that the process of natural language generation is unique to the human mind. We have always known…
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The Secret of Playful Spontaneity
Have you heard about what is called the Comic Sans trick? It is well-known among those who know it well. While it sounds strange,…
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From Hierarchies to Rhizomes
Perhaps because of the recent technological leap in deep learning and neural network systems like AI, it seems we have increasingly focused on decentralized…
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We Are All Grammarians
There are two types of grammar in language. One is prescriptive, and the other is descriptive. This difference is critical; moreover, this distinction should…
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Naked Authenticity
The style is important. With it, anything can look good. But if we focus too much on the style, we might miss something more…
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From Yellow Pads to AI
When I was a young student, around the 1990s, before computers and word-processing applications were fully available to us, the tools for writing were…
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Lingua Franca 2.0
English could be one of the intriguing languages for social experiments regarding how a language diversifies and integrates. There are more than five thousand…
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In Sunlight, We Labor; In Rain, We Reflect
One of the fascinating expressions is 晴耕雨読 (Seikō-udoku) in Japanese, the term itself originated from Chinese classics like the Confucian and Daoist traditions. It…
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No Creativity Without Garbage
Consciously or unconsciously, we all know that for quality, quantity matters. The two are not mutually exclusive but complementary. Without quantity, we can’t achieve…
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Writer’s Craftsmanship
If you run a full marathon in around three hours, perhaps you could be considered a well-trained runner. People admire your physical fitness. But…
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The Future of Good Writing
The definition of good writing has always been subjective, shifting with cultural norms, technological advances, and the purpose of the medium. In today’s online…
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The Magic of Rare Books
Have you ever wandered into a quiet corner of a library and stumbled upon a book that felt like a hidden treasure? It’s the…