Posts Tagged ‘style’

The Value of Writing Well

It’s that time of year again. No, not “the holiday season”. I mean, it is holiday time, but for professors it doesn’t start feeling like holiday time until final grades are in and the books are closed on another semester. No, for me, it’s paper-grading time, the time of year when I’m reminded over and over of the importance of good writing skills – and of their rarity.The ability to… Continue reading

December 8 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: learning, student, style, talent, thinking, writing | 25 comments»

Edit This Post on Editing

Readers of Tim Ferriss's 2007 book The Four-Hour Workweek might be familiar with a quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery that appears on page 65 of the book: "Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away." This is especially evident in writing. Free-writing is the process of assembling raw material, but careful editing is like sculpture or construction. It is the process of… Continue reading

November 3 2008 | By Art | Tagged: editing, language, student, style, writing | 5 comments»

Summer Giveaway: Work and Style

Welcome to Week Two of the Lifehack Great Big Summer Giveaway. Last week we talked about home life, relaxation, and generally getting things together outside of work. This week, we’re going to the office, or wherever you work, to get your best ideas about making your work life work for you.Today, I want to talk about style. Fashion, personality, creative expression – all the things that we bring to work… Continue reading

August 25 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: bag, fashion, giveaway, laptop, style, work-life balance | 7 comments»

Writing Tip: Develop Your Style

The thing people will remember about what you write isn't the concepts behind your work. When you read a story, it's not the characters or the plot that really defines your enjoyment of the tale. No: the most important part of writing is the way in which you write - your style. You can have a marvelous concept for a piece, try to put it to paper, and… Continue reading

September 7 2007 | By Rory | Tagged: style, writing | 8 comments»

Free “Lorem Ipsum” Generator

Lipsum.org is a perfect tool if you spend a lot of time designing documents or Web sites. Lipsum.org creates the infamous "Lorem ipsum dolor sit ame" text in a layout that you can dump directly into your document. Lipsum.org lets you customize how many paragraphs, words, bytes, or lists should be created so that you can get a realistic feel for how your document will look… Continue reading

March 13 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: formatting, style, Technology | 8 comments»