A socially responsible post

With the passing of Earth Day, we are all reminded that we, as a human race, are all responsible for preserving and maintaining the resources and beauty of the earth which God created. However, an overlooked resource that seems to always be wasted is our words. For some reason, people have no problems babbling about Justin Bieber or typing insensitive comments on cnn.com as if we will never run out of words. But I have news for you all: we have a finite number of words in our lifetime. Why should we waste them on useless things? I have a few daily suggestions for how we can reduce word wastage.

1. Use longer words to be more word-efficient (greater wordfficieny)

If we plan to use words to communicate anyway, why not get the most bang for our buck? I have a theory that the lengthiness of a term is directly proportional to the amount of information extracted from it. Better dust up your SAT books, because they finally have some use again.

2. Stop turning in crap when writing papers

We all do it at some point in our schooling. We're 5 pages short of the 5 page minimum, so we do the only thing we know how to do: we heap on steaming piles of words. We reiterate our points over and over again, but spread them out. We explain something in ten sentences when it can be summarized in one phrase. We totally fabricate another reason why our thesis statement can be supported. We repeat our thoughts in several locations throughout the paper. If we plan to save our words, we need to stop it as its main source: school papers.

3. Embrace awkward silences

Awkward silences are inevitable and they are usually seen as a negative thing, but we propose that they be seen as a wordfficiently useful. If we talk less, we will have less opportunities to waste our words. So next time someone sees you picking your nose, just ride the silence and eat in peace.

4. Reuse old statements

Awkward silences are inevitable and they are usually seen as a negative thing, but we propose that they be seen as a wordfficiently useful. If we talk less, we will have less opportunities to waste our words. So next time someone sees you picking your nose, just ride the silence and eat in peace.

As earth's limited resources continue to expire, we must do our part to take care of the world we've been given. Hopefully these tips have been helpful to you in the battle to save our most important resource: coal.