If you write at all, bookmark this one. Better yet, print it off and slap it on the wall right beside your Strunk & White [http://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Elements_of_Style]. I am guilty of many of the errors listed here, but am learning to love the act of stripping away needless words. Source [http://dianaurban.com/words-you-should-cut-from-your-writing-immediately]…
Ben Thompson gave his annual “state of the union” near the middle of December. As usual, it was filled with smart analysis and some great quotes. Like this: > The trend in every aspect of computing is higher and higher levels of abstraction, and that doesn’t apply just to things like programming languages. In the case of platforms, the operating system of the PC used to really matter, and then the Internet came along and it didn’t. And this: > It turns out that “mobile” is not about devices, b…
Apple's Photos promise simplicity, but there are several significant issues.
Signs seem to indicate that the ability to keep our heads in the sand when it comes to our environmental impact may soon disappear. Brooke Jarvis shares how things are already changing from one generation to another in some island cultures. > I decided to walk the islands perimeter, but found it difficult: Large sections of the trail around the island were missing, the land fallen into the waves. For those who had been on these islands for more than 50 years: > Thomas, who was born here in 195…
A review of Cal Newport's Deep Work, one of the best books I've read in some time.
This post from Intercom is a little older (although you may not know it since they do not include a date). Diana Kimball takes a lovely foray into examining the allure and the psychology behind apps that allow us to save stuff for later. It’s a slightly longer read, but a good one that can be summed up here: > Bookmarking tools nominally exist to help people return to where they left off — or, at least, to reassure themselves that they will. Ha, well said! I feel the truth of this statement kee…
Sitting all day is bad for humans, this we know. But is standing any better?
This post from Intercom is a little older (although you may not know it, seeing as they’ve removed dates from their posts), but highlights a lot of foundational concepts for someone focused on customer success. > One of the fundamental challenges of teaching is the fact that not every student learns in the same way or at the same pace. There are not many things I enjoy more than coming up with a high level plan to educate customers and make them successful. But it’s easy to read a post like th…