Productivity for an entrepreneur is as important as musicality for a dancer. Anyone can setup a small business or step onto a dance floor, but it's important to get the most out of every action or it's wasted energy. The problem is that many entrepreneurs lose motivation and focus because they lack the formal infrastructure of working for someone else. You see, it takes a disciplined personality to set accountable actions in order to become a successful small business owner. However, the good news is that being productive isn't a born trait, but an acquired one. With the help of EvanCarmichael's "The Top 50 Productivity Blogs Of The Year", you too can shorten your journey and reach your goals sooner.
- Laura Lee Dooley
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to trying to understand the information revolution. We specialize in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press, particularly content analysis. We are non partisan, non ideological and non political. Our goal is to help both the journalists who produce the news and the citizens who consume it develop a better understanding of what the press is delivering, how the media are changing, and what forces are shaping those changes. We have emphasized empirical research in the belief that quantifying what is occurring in the press, rather than merely offering criticism, is a better approach to understanding.
- Laura Lee Dooley
Writing for the Mass Media is a text written to introduce students to the various basic forms of writing for the mass media and to the professional requirements of writing in a media environment.
- Laura Lee Dooley
I’m making available to all, for the first time, my list of pretentious pet-peeve words to avoid. I used to consider plain-English writing a competitive advantage, so I’ve never leaked this list to potential rivals. But at this point, forget it; any tips that might contribute to clearer writing deserve to be free.
- Laura Lee Dooley
Let’s take a look at 27 commonly misused words. Some are common mistakes that can cost you when trying to keep a reader’s attention. Others are more obscure and just interesting to know.
- Laura Lee Dooley
The 25 Most Commonly Misspelled Words is a list that has circulated among American businesses for decades. Two words have variant spellings for companies using British English spelling. Those two words are repeated at the end of the list of 25 words asking for the British spellings.
- Laura Lee Dooley
Taking up blogging got me to start thinking seriously about writing quickly, and you may be facing a blogging time-crunch as well. So here are my 8 tips for writing an article in 20 minutes or less.
- Laura Lee Dooley