In statistics, one of the first things you learn is the importance of n. The variable n, represents the size of the sample you’re studying. And the size of n has a huge impact on whether your results are significant or just a fluke. Unfortunately it’s easy to forget this lesson outside the classroom and […]
Friday Links – 08-03-04
From the Web How to Get a Book Deal – For anyone interested in getting a book published, Cal Newport provides an excellent guide. He includes some great insider tips like, “Don’t write the book first” and “If your idea is simply interesting (e.g., a book about some new youth phenomenon) then you’re violating rule […]
How to Become a Great Communicator
This is a guest post from Tim Brownson. You can check out his blog here. Communication, or rather the lack of it, is one of the biggest problems facing mankind today. That was the rather contentious statement that I made in my thesis when I was training to become a life coach and one that […]
Friday Links 08-03-28
From the Web The Entrepreneurship Myth – Owning your own business sounds glamorous, but according to Scott Shane, it isn’t the way to get rich. The article talks about Shane’s book The Illusions of Entrepreneurship which shows research that says small business owners tend to earn less than they would have at a job. The […]
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