I think about the microhumor section of SSC’s nonfiction writing advice is a good example of this. Scott Alexander is very easy to read for me despite covering pretty complex topics and does a very good job of making it both easy and enjoyable to read. I’ve started peppering things like this into my communications with non-technical people at my job and people really enjoy it.
Love this example, thanks so much for sharing it. I know I mention John Oliver above, but realistically his style is almost certainly too extreme to be replicated in most cases by most people. I agree that Alexander’s microhumor is a perfect example of subtle humor that could potentially be employed in almost any context.
I think about the microhumor section of SSC’s nonfiction writing advice is a good example of this. Scott Alexander is very easy to read for me despite covering pretty complex topics and does a very good job of making it both easy and enjoyable to read. I’ve started peppering things like this into my communications with non-technical people at my job and people really enjoy it.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/20/writing-advice/
Love this example, thanks so much for sharing it. I know I mention John Oliver above, but realistically his style is almost certainly too extreme to be replicated in most cases by most people. I agree that Alexander’s microhumor is a perfect example of subtle humor that could potentially be employed in almost any context.