Archive for October, 2008
The Mathematics of Persuasive Communication
A great article by Philip Yaffe (a former Wall Street Journal feature writer) on writing, speaking, communication At first glance mathematics and persuasive communication – writing, and particularly public speaking would seem to have little in common. After all, mathematics is an objective science, whilst speaking involves voice quality, inflection, eye contact, personality, body language, [...]
How to be Creative
An extract from a brilliant piece by Hugh McLeod. This article is funny, brilliant and insightful. It seems to be not just a revelation about creativity but a way of thinking about working and living in the real world 1. Ignore everybody. The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will [...]
