I’m not surprised about getting pushback and the fact that choosing the title this way will have a certain emotional impact.
At the same time, the word skillfully wouldn’t do the job of describing the article better. If you have a problem with the word rational getting overloaded, overloading skillfully wouldn’t be better. I also don’t think “optimal” would do the job better either.
I meant my comment to be more tongue-in-cheek than I think it came across (I meant to edit in a smiley and forgot. :P)
I do think it’s good to avoid using the world rational the way it was here, but mostly just thought it was funny. (I do think “How to use a microphone during public speaking” is a totally reasonable title that doesn’t require any additional words)
FYI, you’re probably getting more pushback here because you’re wearing your rationalist’s shoes.
I’m not surprised about getting pushback and the fact that choosing the title this way will have a certain emotional impact.
At the same time, the word skillfully wouldn’t do the job of describing the article better. If you have a problem with the word rational getting overloaded, overloading skillfully wouldn’t be better. I also don’t think “optimal” would do the job better either.
“How to correctly use a microphone during public speaking”
“How to use a microphone during public speaking”
“How to hold a microphone when speaking in public”
“How to use a microphone and not look like a total noob while doing it”
“Everything you ever needed to know about using a microphone while speaking in public, but were afraid to ask”
etc.
I meant my comment to be more tongue-in-cheek than I think it came across (I meant to edit in a smiley and forgot. :P)
I do think it’s good to avoid using the world rational the way it was here, but mostly just thought it was funny. (I do think “How to use a microphone during public speaking” is a totally reasonable title that doesn’t require any additional words)