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What does it mean?
The author admits their own work is hard to grasp and intentionally obscure.
In plain terms
My writing is hard to understand.
What can you take from it?
Expect complexity in dense texts.

Where it applies

  • academic reading
  • criticism
  • self study

Putting it to work

  • read slowly
  • seek help
  • accept ambiguity

Questions to consider

  • Why write so hard?
  • Is confusion a feature?

Another view

Clear writing is often more valuable.

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