Writing Tip 24: “Telepathy or Redundancy?”

Why is it that people so often write that someone “thought to himself/herself”? Is there a way to think to anyone outside of oneself? If so, can you teach us? That would be pretty cool.

Our advice? Cut the useless words and keep it simple – no more of this “to myself/himself/herself” prolixity. Until science enables alternatives, the clarification is a bit pointless. Just think your thunk. The world will understand it’s an internal process.