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| 1 | +# Phrases to Remove |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Throat-Clearing Openers |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Remove these announcement phrases. State the content directly. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- "Here's the thing:" |
| 8 | +- "The uncomfortable truth is" |
| 9 | +- "It turns out" |
| 10 | +- "The real [X] is" |
| 11 | +- "Let me be clear" |
| 12 | +- "The truth is," |
| 13 | +- "I'll say it again:" |
| 14 | +- "I'm going to be honest" |
| 15 | +- "Can we talk about" |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## Emphasis Crutches |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +These add no meaning. Delete them. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- "Full stop." / "Period." |
| 22 | +- "Let that sink in." |
| 23 | +- "This matters because" |
| 24 | +- "Make no mistake" |
| 25 | +- "Here's why that matters" |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Business Jargon |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Replace with plain language. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +| Avoid | Use instead | |
| 32 | +|-------|-------------| |
| 33 | +| Navigate (challenges) | Handle, address | |
| 34 | +| Unpack (analysis) | Explain, examine | |
| 35 | +| Lean into | Accept, embrace | |
| 36 | +| Landscape (context) | Situation, field | |
| 37 | +| Game-changer | Significant, important | |
| 38 | +| Double down | Commit, increase | |
| 39 | +| Deep dive | Analysis, examination | |
| 40 | +| Take a step back | Reconsider | |
| 41 | +| Moving forward | Next, from now | |
| 42 | +| Circle back | Return to, revisit | |
| 43 | +| On the same page | Aligned, agreed | |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +## Filler Adverbs |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +Cut or replace: |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +- "At its core" |
| 50 | +- "In today's [X]" |
| 51 | +- "It's worth noting" |
| 52 | +- "Interestingly," |
| 53 | +- "Importantly," |
| 54 | +- "Crucially," |
| 55 | +- "At the end of the day" |
| 56 | +- "When it comes to" |
| 57 | +- "In a world where" |
| 58 | +- "The reality is" |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +## Meta-Commentary |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +Remove self-referential asides: |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +- "Hint:" |
| 65 | +- "Plot twist:" / "Spoiler:" |
| 66 | +- "You already know this, but" |
| 67 | +- "But that's another post" |
| 68 | +- "X is a feature, not a bug" |
| 69 | +- "Dressed up as" |
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