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Tag: tips

  • Growing Sentences

    How to develope sentences in the style of David Foster Wallace (visit Jason’s post to see an example of how powerful this can be for prose): Begin with an idea, a string of ideas. Use them in a compound sentence. Add rhythm with a dependent clause. Elaborate using a complete sentence as interrupting modifier. Append…

  • 13 + 17 Tips for Startups

    Two articles of fundamental startup tips, from two people who know what they’re talking about: Startups in 13 Sentences, by Paul Graham of Y Combinator. Of the 13 sentences, which one does Paul believe is the most important? Understand your users. That’s the key. The essential task in a startup is to create wealth; the…

  • Observations on Dining

    Ben Casnocha compiles a list of grievances and observations on “restaurants, tips, and bread baskets”. For example: If I were a restaurant manager I would spend 30 minutes with each of my waiters explaining the research around how to maximize tips from patrons. For example, leaving a mint with the bill or drawing a smiley…

  • 10 Tips for Achieving Intense Productivity

    RSD’s Tyler gives us some tips for achieving periods of intense productivity by avoiding the ‘garbage in, garbage out’ problem (plus some comments): Remove the Internet from your house A bit extreme for me, but limiting its use is undoubtedly a good idea. Remove television from your house I don’t watch ‘broadcast’ TV anyway: it’s…

  • A Guide for Learning Foreign Languages (Resources)

    Latin was probably the single most useful subject I was taught in school. I despised it at the time, but now I have come to realise its importance and many applications–the greatest of which is how it has helped me learn other languages. In learning languages (although none to fluency… yet) I have found the…

  • Black and White Photography on Overcast Days

    Wired’s How-To Wiki has a short and sweet article on Producing Terrific Black & White Photos. There’s a good tip for those who feel the need to go photographing on an overcast day: Most photographers will tell you that gloomy, overcast days are perfect for shooting in black and white. So the next time the…

  • Travelling on a Shoestring

    I’m pretty sure we’re all agreed that travelling the world is a great thing to do. And when you can do it on a frugal budget (not a cheap one), it’s even better! That makes Plonkee’s latest post, 21 Resources for Budget Travel great in every respect – links galore! take the train, not the…

  • Incredible Photos of Cambridge (UK) & Some Great Tutorials to Boot

    If you’ve ever visited Cambridge (UK) you’ll know that it’s a rather amazing place: its rich history, culture, and natural and structural beauty make it an absolute pleasure to visit. For photographers, I can think of no better place. That said, Cambridge in Colour – the website of Sean McHugh – contains not only some…

  • The Man in Seat Sixty-One

    The Man in Seat Sixty-One has been one of my favourite travel websites for a few years now – it contains all the information you could ever hope to know about train travel around the world. Along with WikiTravel, this is an indispensable travel website: you’ll never buy an out-of-date travel book again! Many people…