Personal Pronouns

I just don't trust articles that sprinkle "you" throughout the text. "You should", "You will", "You can" all feel like preaching or a lack of conviction. I feel the same about the grotesque use of the pronoun "one".

When I'm editing my work¹ and stumble across those pronouns, there's a good chance I'm faking something. It almost always means I lack confidence in a statement or I am extrapolating beyond my experience.

One should avoid You.