tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post3241109868580465886..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Brain Pickings on 'the most important things'Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-67209509311980481372015-11-05T08:50:16.583-06:002015-11-05T08:50:16.583-06:00A very good question! I debated putting in that p...A very good question! I debated putting in that phrase. It is a bit cryptic, but what I am referring to is the deep empathy, sympathy, feeling tone of Popova's writing. What I would describe as higher testosterone style would be more flat, unemotional, less sympathetic, a bit more confrontational, writing. Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-56164923215946659972015-11-04T21:38:38.123-06:002015-11-04T21:38:38.123-06:00Dear Deric, I've been following your blog and ...Dear Deric, I've been following your blog and really appreciate your posts, as well as the ones that share your personal interests. I love reading Brain Pickings as well and I find it has a distinctive writing style, from the mind of Maria Popova. I would be interested in knowing what you mean by being high on the estrogens, as well as what would a writing style high on testosterone look like for you? I know my question might sound silly but I wish to ask, as being a woman in academia it might also help me to understand how my writing may be perceived, for better or for worse. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com