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How to use symbols

Symbols must be ...

clear and unambiguous

quick and simple to draw

prepared in advance, and instantly familiar to you.Don't improvise consistent; if E is energy today, make sure it stays energy always and

mid-speech

find yourself another symbol for environment and economy organic.Copying symbols from other people can be a good idea, but symbols work because they create associations in your mind, not anyone else's.

How to use symbols

Symbols must be ...

clear and unambiguous

quick and simple to draw

prepared in advance, and instantly familiar to you. Don't improvise consistent; if E is energy today, make sure it stays energy always and

mid-speech

find yourself another symbol for environment and economy organic. See below for an explanation of organic symbols and they must mean something to you. Copying symbols from other people can be a good idea, but symbols work because they create associations in your mind, not anyone else's.

(Gillies 2017: 105)

A great example of a symbol meeting all these rules is the arrow. It's quick, versatile and represents an underlying meaning. Here's what Rozan (1956) showed was possible with just one arrow:

country's

a country's development

7 duties

an increase in duties

7 science

scientific progress

patient

the patient's recovery

salaries

a rise in salaries

Aliving spard

animprovement in the standard of living

• inflation

(Rozan 1956:32)

prices