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unsimplifiable

Cannot be made simpler.

This new machine is unsimplifiable. It needs every one of its parts. That phrase is unsimplifiable, it is as simple as anyone can make it. That sentence is unsimplifiable, it needs every word in it. That paragraph is unsimplifiable, it needs every one of the sentences it has. He has made his life as simple as possible, it is now unsimplifiable.

by but for November 24, 2021

Identity Giving

IDENTITY GIVING
Telling a person who or what they are or also treating them in certain ways to improve or deteriorate their identity and get them to do or not do something.

Some religions tell their followers they are "sinners"; other religions tell their followers they are "the chosen." Compliments such as "you are the best," or insults such as "you are a fucking idiot" are also examples of "identity giving".

by but for June 30, 2020

differentiate

A different way to say "think," based on the fact that differentiating is a key function of thinking.

Is the ability to differentiate—to tell things apart, to distinguish between things, to determine which thing is better, which thing is more important—the essence of intelligence and also of thought? the researcher asked himself. His cousin, a stand-up comedian, word inventor, and word artist quipped, "might dif-FOR-en-ti-ate' mean the ability to differentiate what a thing is used 'for.' And could "differentiate" surreally mean, something along the lines of she ate differently, different she ate?

by but for December 26, 2017

sell-phone

A cell phone or mobile device which advertisers uninvitedly use to sell things to cell phone users by sending them text messages but also popping ads on the interface, especially when users are surfing the Web.

Some advertisers uninvitedly turn my cell phone into a sell-phone, an S, E, L, L phone.

by but for July 19, 2018

scientific living

Living by applying the scientific method to make the most important decisions, all along doing all one can to never make a decision based solely on an emotion.

Individuals who live scientifically make the most important decisions only after taking the scientific method's six steps: 1) asking a question, 2) doing background research, 3) constructing a hypothesis, 4) testing the hypothesis by doing an experiment, 5) analyzing the data and drawing a conclusion, and 6) writing down the results.

Scientific living also entails doing a great deal of observation, writing down as much as possible what one perceives, along with prioritizing, planning, and calculating likely outcomes.

The opposite of scientific living is living 'spur of the moment.'

by but for January 8, 2018

time-money

The term emphasizes the fact that money and time are often interchangeable because most individuals earn a per/hour salary. Because unavoidably it must be used recuperating and preparing for work eating, sleeping, on the toilet, showering dressing, shopping, visiting a doctor or dentist, resting, playing, time not used earning a salary is also "time-money".

Concise, logical, effective communication saves time-money, boosts productivity and happiness. Illogical, inconcise, wordy/redundant thus ineffective communication produces confusion, frustration, powerlessness, anger and unhappiness, and drains time-money. Depending on who the individual worker is, in a year the seconds lost as a consequence of inconcise, illogical, ineffective communication ad up to hours, days, weeks, or months. Multiplying that lost time by millions of workers in a nation adds up to years, and those years translate to lost profits and lower the GPA. Do corporations prefer to dumb (down) the masses to sell more products and more junk than to direct schools to teach students to communicate correctly? Look around.

by but for June 15, 2018

Surreal-Fiction

A new genre which contains characters, places, things, activities, events, and relationships which could not exist anywhere, primarily because they do not adhere to mathematics, science, logic, or reason and are simply impossible, but worthy of consideration. Its dialogues and/or monologues can be nonsensical and may contain non-sequiturs.

Inspired by the things and situations Dali and other surrealist painters and artists depicted starting in the 1920s, and hoping to surprise readers and sell many books, the writer began to invent and insert some surreal-fiction characters, places, things, and events into her story.

by but for October 3, 2017