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Ok, so "try" is actually a pretty useful concept; there's a reason we have a very short word for it in the English language. Nevertheless, I have found it quite useful to occasionally spend a few weeks refusing to use the word "try" or any of

Ok, so "try" is actually a pretty useful concept; there's a reason we have a very short word for it in the English language. Nevertheless, I have found it quite useful to occasionally spend a few weeks refusing to use the word "try" or any of its synonyms, at least when talking about myself, and especially when thinking about myself to myself. This is a quick and easy way to put success in the background , as discussed last week. For example, compare these two responses to "what are you doing?" I'm trying to solve this math problem. versus I'm pursuing a promising line of inquiry on this math

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