Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The essentials of good management
600 words | 3 minutes to read From busyness… A few years ago, I held a productivity session for a large group of managers who all had the same role but worked in different locations. The session theme was Essentialism, which is (essentially) saying no to the things that don’t matter so you have the…
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Why a familiar tone enhances complex advice
1250 words | 7 minutes to read A tale of two documents The two winning entries from last year’s Plain English Awards threw an intriguing spotlight on the critical influence of tone in formal writing. Tone is a component of style, and its job is to set the reader’s mood. Tone is the difference between…
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The three ingredients of cost-effective writing
750 words | 4 minutes to read After more than a decade of working with other knowledge workers, as both a consultant and writing teacher, I have concluded that the cost-effectiveness of our writing outputs boils down to three crucial ingredients. Clearly define goals and briefs Only allow essential contributors to work on the output…
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Why solving writing issues starts at the top
450 words | 3 minutes to read What’s the problem? Large organisations all produce large amounts of information, but how much of it is useful and how well is it being produced? The documents are typically generated by a committee of sorts, not a lone writer. The quality of outputs is usually variable, but the…
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