Never Forget The Basics
The basics is what complexity is built on. Paying close attention to the basics is likely to get us out of sticky situations and even help us make better decisions in our day to day lives.
We learn the alphabet before we build words, then we learn grammar and punctuation to construct sentences. Sentences added together can embody a paragraph's idea. And on joining the different ideas in our paragraphs a story is built. STORIES change and shape our world.
Therefore putting attention to good spelling, grammar and the length of paragraphs contributes to the eventual production of a great story.
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An aspiring writer. Loves reading, walking and spending time with my wife.
Very articulate and interesting lesson on getting the easy commitments right.
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