Seth Godin in this post ‘A simple missing word‘ reminds us how ‘yet’ is such an essential word. Adding ‘yet’ to simple sentences reminds us that we can learn and do stuff we can’t do yet, and that we can eventually finish projects we are struggling with.
“I have not managed to learn how to do this” is terribly changed when ‘yet’ is added in the end.
““Yet” turns “can’t” into “haven’t.” Yet isn’t the result of brazen persistence. It’s what we earn with learning, insight and generosity.“
Yet is a key word for hope and transformation. Let’s put some more ‘yet’ in our negative sentences!
