What's in a name?

According to my Apple dictionary, admittedly not a definitive source, a ‘consideration’ is a thought, reflection, meditation, concern, rumination etc. I would like this blog to do those things. I’m hoping I can keep the posts positive because, as someone once reminded me, it is important to practise the habits of mind that you value and want to foster. For me those are: positivity, curiosity, openness and self-reflection (hence, a blog is a good forum).


Also, I’m calling them 'small' because I would like to try to get into the habit of blogging briefly but often. That way I can reflect on everyday occurrences and make this form of writing and thinking a habit, hopefully.


Wednesday, 22 October 2014

The neglected sibling

Over the past week or so I've been devoting a lot more time and energy on my Twitter posts than I have been on these blogs. I've been spending time publishing a short story in snippets on Twitter (#shortstory or #thescarf). I initially did it to relieve the frustration of waiting for magazine articles I've written to be published. It accomplished that, but there were other unforeseen benefits. It's made me more sensitive to the impact of each sentence as a stand-alone unit. It's also made me more aware of the length and nuance of words. In some tweets I had to make sure I used shorter words that still carried an impact in order to stay within the 140 character limit. I'm also better at identifying superfluous words in sentences now. I think I will tweeterise another story soon.
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