Focus on Writing: Four Rights Don't Make a Wrong

In order to write using the right words, here's how to tell the difference between them.

Rite: noun -  a ceremonial act or action - initiation rites
Right: adjective - being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper - right conduct
Write: verb - to be the author of : compose - writes poems and essays; to express in literary form - if I could write the beauty of your eyes —William Shakespeare
Wright: noun -  a worker skilled in the manufacture especially of wooden objects —usually used in combination - shipwright, wheelwright
Adapted from https://www.merriam-webster.com/.

Be Nimble

 

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Dr. Debasish Mridha

American physician, philosopher, poet seer, and author

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In the training, instructional design, and video businesses, we're very dependent on technology to present our work. There are times when technology lets us down. We comfort ourselves by saying, "Well, we're nothing if we're not nimble." Though I've been using that quote for years, I couldn't find a source for it. I did find this quote from author Dr. Mridha. Add "be nimble" to your toolbox in order to succeed.

Someone asked me, "What's with the guy jumping over a candle?" There's an old English nursery rhyme which goes, "Jack, be nimble. Jack, be quick. Jack jumped over the candlestick." So when I want to illustrate being nimble, I think of old, nimble Jack.

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