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Jargon Kills (Other Peopleâs Time) From: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Are you inadvertently wasting other peopleâs time when you speak or write? Hereâs a cautionary tale for anyone who works in a field that uses acronyms, abbreviations, and other jargon. âWe had an NPS of 80.â That ...
Nobody Owes Us Attention Tuesday, February 23, 2021 I have a quirky book problem. Once I get through the first few chapters of a book, I feel obligated to keep going, even if Iâve entirely lost interest. I start skimming, flipping through pagesâdoing anything so that I feel like I reached the end legitimately. It seems absurd even as I do it, but if I page through to the...
Amazon Decoded by David Gaughran (2nd Edition) From: Thursday, February 18, 2021 As an indie author, I have a silent business partner that is wealthy and powerful, sometimes high-handed, and occasionally mysterious. That partner is Amazon. David Gaughran is one of my go-to sources for insight into Ama...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Conspicuous consumption has a bad reputation, for good reason. Itâs about relying on flash rather than substance, status symbols rather than earned admiration. We can often tell when someone is trying to impress us with flash. Most of the time, we lose respect for that person. According to a study into the use of jargon titled âCompensatory Conspicuous Communication,â the same thing may happen when people use jargon in ...
Hope and Process Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Watching the presidential inauguration last week, I was struck by the comfort I found in the ceremony itself. The event moved forward through a predictable process rooted in the past. People sang, gave speeches, and administered oaths in a predetermined order. Then the work of the new administration started with process as well, as Vice P...