Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Philosophy Explorer
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Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Including your feelings and emotions?

I know I can't.

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Re: Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Ask Anthony Trollope.
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Philosophy Explorer wrote:Including your feelings and emotions?
I think Ideas can be - depending on ability - not so much feelings and emotions, as least not concisely which would amount to an oxymoron.
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Re: Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Not everything, but the major ones. This world sucks dingo balls, and I won't be sorry when my life's journey here is done. Pffft! :P
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Re: Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Yes. Let's stand Sting, David Byrne, and David Bowie right next to each other, so that it takes only one bullet to do the job.
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Melchior wrote:Yes. Let's stand Sting, David Byrne, and David Bowie right next to each other, so that it takes only one bullet to do the job.
Don't you mean one standing behind the others and a powerful bullet?

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Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Melchior wrote:Yes. Let's stand Sting, David Byrne, and David Bowie right next to each other, so that it takes only one bullet to do the job.
Don't you mean one standing behind the others and a powerful bullet?

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Either way. I don't mind. Just so it gets done. Please, somebody?
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Re: Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

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Philosophy Explorer wrote:Including your feelings and emotions?

I know I can't.

PhilX
As for feelings, I could, but it would be too blunt. Usually, I put in extra words or replace some direct words with indirect phrases, or allusion, or modification, for diplomacy's sake. I find most people don't appreciate too definite, or too prompt, a reaction.

As for ideas, it's a matter of clarity in communication. When I'm concise, I'm often asked to elaborate. When I take the trouble to say precisely what I mean, somebody usually responds, "Are you saying _x_y_z_ [something quite different]?"
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