Herman, the founder, may have included this because it gives bloggers more impetus to continue writing.
-via Writing for Readers, Not Algorithms
| Noun impetus | |
| 1 : a driving force : impulse “The push serves as the impetus, the child and the swing reach the highest point on their own, and then gravity returns the child and swing to the starting place.” 2 : the effect of a driving force “It was a difficult catch. … Bob got to it with one hand, and held it. His impetus carried him on almost to where Burgess was standing.” 3 : incentive, stimulus “felt no impetus to do well at school” | |
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