One of the best books for writers in the social sciences is Deirdre McCloskeys Economical Writing, a very short, very small book that offers a number of important principles for writing.McCloskey is a...
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If you have, by some miracle, managed to avoid all manner of news lately, you might be surprised to know that theres a U.S. presidential election in less than a month. Even if you are aware of it, you...
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You know exercise is good for you, right? But regular exercise is like pushing water uphill. You do it for a couple of days - and then try and forget about it, because its just too hard. Sounds famili...
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Sometimes, I think I’m way too anal about some things. According to some of the comments on my previous posts, you agree. But nothing beats how much of a Nazi I am when it comes to my iTunes library. ...
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Poor Delusional Me Being a single bloke in his forties draws all kinds of comments, suggestions, inferences and questions from a broad cross-section of people, with responses ranging from pity to surp...
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Theres something to be said for leaving a former employer with style. Were in the middle of a time when more than a few employers are having to downsize and plenty of people who would otherwise be ass...
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Been there, done that has become synonymous with boredom or lack of challenge for some people. For others it is a mini retirement statement. We think it can represent a great place to look for new opp...
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I don’t know about you, but if I’ve got somewhere to be early in the morning (though my definition of early is probably different than yours), there’s usually a manic rush as I try and get everything ...
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With a modern, sedentary lifestyle it is very easy to put on weight. Here are some practical tips to fight the flab and get your weight down. It took you a long time to put on weight so you need to ta...
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While the economic sky is falling, its still possible to make sure that your financial status is steady. In the past couple of weeks, Ive been even more focused on the steps Im taking to improve my pe...
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I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately. What does it take to be a happy person? Obviously the answer is going to be different for each person, but what worries me is that, as far as I can...
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It’s almost funny that in such a supposedly advanced age, we’ve gotten worse at mastering the art of sleep. More and more people have difficulty switching off at night and there are a million and one ...
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I get to write a lot. Fortunately, I like it because it is an important part of my job. I also find that writing helps me organize jumbled messes of thought. Here are notes on writing, which you sh...
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Its a simple fact of life if you put enough words on paper: the day will come when you cant think of any sentence worth the effort to write down. Youll have the dreaded writers block. Symptoms can var...
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Photo by StephL. Tools. We all have em. We all use em — or at least try to. Itsone thing to read a glossy list of 44 hot WordPress plugins! or 25 ways tolook for stock photos, another thing to actuall...
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Do you have a dream? Is there a business that you’re dying to launch, a story in your head demanding to be told, or an idea you’re frantic to see made a reality? If you’re like most people, the answer...
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Humans aren’t machines; we don’t have a constant source of power from which we draw to perform complicated functions all the time, without breaks. Rather, our power supplies—or our energy levels—dip a...
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The External Saboteur Somethings bugging me today. Infact this something has bugged me for a while but the last few weeks ithas become increasingly obvious to me that virtually all of us face similarc...
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Chances are, within the next few months, you’ll be asked at least once to acquire a new skill or body of knowledge. If you’re in high-tech, you can count on your entire skill-set becoming obsolete eve...
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The internet is all about information, but sometimes it can be hard to sort out the answer you really need from the celebrity gossip and gadget rumors. You can email your question to friends and famil...
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