From 10-word social media posts to 100-word emails to 1,000-word blogs, sloppy writing reflects a disorganized mind. Any warning signs of disorganization will send prospective clients running — and ...

I was talking to my friend Sarah the other day, and she pointed something out that has been on my mind for a while. She launched her start-up a few years ago, and while it was a tight team for the ...

DO YOU EDIT text messages carefully before sending them? If so, you may be the kind of person who takes pride in crafting even the simplest message. If you do not, you may see yourself as a go-getter ...

Before you tell me “I’m not one of those people,” hear me out for a second. Yes, a journal can be a diary in which you share your innermost thoughts and feelings. And yes, that can be a great way to ...

Nothing is worse than bad writing. It’s recognizable within the first few sentences – either consciously or subconsciously. Bad writing is full of “noise”; it contains complicated words and ideas, and ...

Writing well isn’t easy. In fact, it’s “hard work,” said William Zinsser, author of On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. “A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come ...

Writing is a very personal practice, and as a result you have a million writing-focused apps to choose from. From distraction-free apps that take up your whole screen to feature-packed mainstays like ...

At one time or another, most students feel antsy going into a big test. But how students interpret those sweaty palms and racing pulse can make or break their performance. A new study in the ...

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In American high schools, black students typically perform worse than their white peers, which can damage their self-esteem and their future prospects. Studies have found that the fear of living up to ...