Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigExact(2)
If you instantly disagree with something your boss says, for example, you're better off thinking of concrete examples for why you disagree instead of just blurting out that you think it's a bad idea.
What can I do to address my feelings with her?" Thinking of concrete solutions to your difficulties can help you feel in control of your life, rather than overwhelmed by what's upset you.
Similar(57)
Remember that scene in I Heart Huckabees, when Mark Wahlberg and Jason Schwartzman attempt to reach a state of "pure being" by thinking of absolutely for a concrete moment in time?
Ms. Merkel was thinking of something a bit more concrete.
Abstract thinking is defined as the ability to think beyond the immediate, specific stimulus situation and to think about situations in general, symbolic modes [ 1]. Abstract thinking is the opposite of concrete thinking, which is thinking of objects or ideas as specific items.
As he told me in an interview afterwards, Trinity journalists have made overtures to local bloggers to build relationships he admits reporters have been guilty of using bloggers' stories without attribution (it happens in reverse too, of course)—and he's thinking of ways to make relationships more concrete.
Announcing you're thinking of getting rid of the PC business without a concrete plan was No. 2. Deteriorating profitability, particularly in services, was No. 3".
Instead of thinking in concrete, detail-oriented terms, we think more globally and abstractly.
But it was perhaps not just opportunism, but a sense of frustration with the inability of this strand of thinking to yield concrete policies for "community-building", which led Merkel to take a neoliberal turn in 2003.
In her art, thinking is made concrete.
According to Reese, "Metaphor-enhanced learning objects are scaffolding that makes thinking concrete" (2010, p. 146).
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com