Don’t Overreact but Don’t Underreact

We never know where the ripples in the pool are going to go after we toss the rock.

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I just finished reading an article in The Atlantic by Derek Thompson titled “Why Simple Is Smart.”

In this article — which is a pretty good look at writing and I agree with most of his thoughts — is a piece of advice about growing one’s…