by Dwayne Phillips Many people struggle to find that elusive “time to write.” Others struggle to find to do anything else but write. Some people try in vain to find that elusive “time to write.” Something else is always in the way. This happens; that happens, and the time to write is not there. Fatigue […]
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Time to Write
May 16th, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Choose · Communication · Concepts · Reading · Time · Writing
Did Anyone Read This?
November 13th, 2023 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips A partial list of boo boos I have seen in published documents over the years. If anyone had read these things, surely they would have found these things. Right? I guess an editor or someone like that should have read this, but it appears that no one did. Here is a partial […]
Tags: Accountability · Appearances · Honesty · Reading · Reality · Writing
The Reading of the PowerPoint
January 10th, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips As crazy as it sounds, high-level, recognized expert, professionals still read their PowerPoint to the audience. I watch a lot of presentations. Not just a weekly briefing by someone who has relatively little experience on the job and making presentations. I watch presentations of research work. The presenters are experts, have years […]
Tags: Adults · Change · Communication · Expertise · Reading
The Power of Streaks
January 3rd, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips There is something to the concept of momentum where a body in motion continues in motion. That even works with mental activity. Momentum works. Even with the mind. That doesn’t make sense, but in my experience it seems to be true. Examples: For over 700 weeks (13+ years) I have viewed the […]
Tags: Blog · Patterns · Reading · Synergy · Time · Writing
Reading and the Technical Writer
March 14th, 2016 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips All writers should read. This goes for technical writers, too. Writers should read. Writers should read good material. Writers should read several hours a day. Fine. What about the technical writer? That is all non-fiction. There are plenty of good non-fiction books to read. I recommend the Pulitzer prize winners. I also […]