The One Word

July 17th, 2009

Know how you’re always being asked for that one word that defines you? That communicates who you are? That describes your essence?

Here’s a little Friday fun: I asked my Tweeps to fill in the verb in René Descartes’ famous saying. All of them are considerably more multifaceted than one word, but it’s intriguing to see the word they connect with the most.

Here are a few, some lighthearted, some earnest:

And possibly my favorite:

Thanks to @overthinker, @donbart, @davidlwatts, @PookyMedia, @jgombita, @wrecklucy, @sherster, @MeanRachel, @alextanPR, @RebeccaDenison, @mikebsacks, @HeenaPRGal, @jasonbuck, @amyeandrews, @JGrassman, as well as everyone else who responded on Facebook.

You’re here, therefore I am.

What’s your word?

~Photo: intrepidation

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3 Responses to “The One Word”

  1. Lisa Atufunwa on July 17, 2009 5:16 pm

    My one word would be “I observe, therefore I am.”

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  2. Sonia on July 17, 2009 5:41 pm

    “I warp fragile little minds, therefore I am.”

    (OK, technically that’s more than one word, but that phrase does sum me up pretty well…)

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  3. Shonali Burke on July 21, 2009 7:54 am

    Thanks, Lisa & Sonia (and that latter one is hilarious!).

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