does the use of passive voice say something about our personality? Do women write using more passive voice than men? I set out to check.
Sounds Good: How Units of Speech Command our Subconscious
I'm watching this lovely lecture by American Social Psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt, about "The Three Terrible Ideas Weakening Gen Z and Damaging Universities and Democracies".[1] At the 27:35 minute mark he discusses the idea of 'Anti-Fragility', suggested by essayist Nassim Taleb, which states that exposure to potentially harmful things can actually build resilience and... Continue Reading →