One of my favorite pieces in the world is George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language.”

You can find it here.

It reveals something very interesting that I’ve often thought about: the language we use reveals the clarity of our thought.

In other words, the less clear your writing is, the more it appears that your thinking is not clear. The clearer your writing is, the more it suggests that you are effectively articulating and expressing your thoughts.

In the book, George Orwell talks about how language is often used to conceal meanings and hide them.

Unfortunately, that’s the kind of thing that often happens when people just think of writing as a tool to create polished things.

Perhaps websites like these are part of the problem.

Am I not, after all, teaching you techniques to write effectively, with the subtext that if you do what I say, you will get the grade that you want, the exam result that you wish, the scholarship or university admission that you so deeply desire to the point that you would end up reading a website like this?

Well, extrinsic motivation is a powerful thing, and it is real, just like the way language is a thing of the real world that lies beyond just exam scripts, metaphors, and any number of literary devices that you might craft or create.

It is nice to think that many people who read these words or use these techniques sign up for memberships or purchase books here will eventually go beyond just the intrinsic things that make up the constellation of ways to do better in an exam, though. It would be very nice to me if people would actually end up thinking clearly, bringing out the genuine thoughts that are within them with clarity, shaping them to create the very best uses that further their goals, hopes, and dreams.

There is so much more that the English language can be used for beyond just exams, which are kind of like miniature trials set within the bigger context of life, which itself is a trial.