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This week’s lecture on brevity resonated with me, especially the statement, “when you try to simplify, you often realize just how unwieldy and disorganized your ideas really are.” I have enough experience writing to know that, for me, anyway, no writing assignments are easy. None flow effortlessly, and all take more time than I anticipated. I’ve been interested in architecture and information architecture for some time, but I haven’t pursued that interest sufficiently to understand or defend it. The advice to use the writing process to distill your thoughts, as well as Zinsser’s advice to rewrite, is very helpful.