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Everyone wants to increase their common sense, right? Of course! But maybe more important than increasing your actual common sense is to increase the perception of your having it.
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Astute readers will recognize this entry is not about shuffling cards, but is a metaphor for preparation in general.
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Here’s my favorite statistic: 83.79% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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Here’s a bit of trivia you can use to give the perception that you know a lot about history. Historians recognize that the United States has had three great presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt. Washington was first inaugurated in 1789. In 1861, 72 years later, Lincoln was inaugurated. And 72 years after that, in 1933, Roosevelt was sworn in. So it looks like every 72 years the United States gets a great president.
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This is also critical in your writing. Remember this: each time someone tries to make a word plural by adding “’s,” a puppy dies.
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Tanner, K. (2013). Perception Is Reality. In: Common Sense. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4153-9_2
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