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Don’t be too surprised that financial writers don’t follow all of their own advice

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:00:13 +0000

Horror of horrors–a financial writer confessed to Lifehacker that he or she doesn’t track every penny of every expense. The hypocrisy! Not really. There are two things you need to understand: The end goal, and how to get there. The

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Writing clearly vs. concisely

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:11:32 +0000

I had a disagreement last week with a technical writer who argues that a sentence should always have as few words as possible. No exceptions, for no reason. I don’t agree. In some ways, this comes down to a disagreement

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Social networks can be good or bad for your career

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:10:59 +0000

HR departments and recruiters are watching you on Linkedin and other social networks. That’s an opportunity and a warning. My new employer, I suspect, found me on Linkedin. They wanted something pretty specific: a CISSP type who could fill in

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