Credentials v confidence

Give your essays a confidence edit.

Give your essays a confidence edit by eliminating “throat-clearing” language, but definitely also ruthlessly eliminate cutesy, meant-to-be-self-deprecating-so-you-feel-like-you’ve-preempted-any-reader-doubt-about-your-deservedness-and-made-it-safe-for-yourself-to-admit-a-thing nonsense like “Somehow, I did XYZ.” Is it a fact? Did you do that thing? Then…