Sometimes saving time takes longer than the time it saves. Look: xkcd puts it better in chart form.
Tag Archives | Humour
50 words that will improve your writing
Vital vocabulary: 50 words to improve precision, enticement, intrigue and clarity of communication.
Films about writing
An eclectic collection of fictional, autobiographical and biographical films about writers and the act of writing.
Epic fail. Ten classic communications blunders.
Ten epic failures of communication ranging from unfortunate typos through to bewildering examples of a failure to think first, communicate second.
The Elements of Style rap
Strunk and White’s words of wisdom reworked.
Nine business clip art fails
Avoid these classic clip art clichés. Do you really need a picture of shaking hands or shiny office people on your website?
20 must-read blogs and sites for writers
20 sites and blogs that have everything a writer might need: information, inspiration and aspiration.
10 business clichés that make you sound like an idiot
Business cliches are the worst kind of noise. Avoid these 10 offenders to stop making noise, and start making sense.
A belated farewell to Nora Ephron
A belated farewell to Nora Ephron, which describes the invaluable lessons her work offers to any writer-in-waiting.
Woot! Hilarious programmer recruitment advert
This made me laugh so much it hurt. And it’s a powerful satire on the condition of the games industry today. Hat tip: Slate.
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Matthew Stibbe is CEO of Articulate Marketing, Articulate Training and Turbine, the easy, online way to deal with office paperwork. He writes about flying on Golf Hotel Whiskey and Forbes.
