Let’s chunk again
We talked about the concept of “chunking” two weeks ago. And today I’d like to introduce you to The Peak Performance Center that explains the concept clearly.
Don’t be confused!
Do you sometimes confuse words like “borrow” and “lend” or “become” and “get” or “play” and “game”?
Not to worry. Help is at hand. Take a look at my little checklist here.
Another style guide
I recommended The Economist’s style guide recently. The BBC News also has a guide online.
It might help to take a look now and again. There’s always something new to learn.
On listening
“Nature has given men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as we speak.” Epictetus
October in Munich
If you’re planning a trip to the Oktoberfest in Munich this year, you might like to prepare yourself well first.
You’ll find everything you need to know on the Oktoberfest website.
He’s just absent-minded
An absent-minded professor stopped to chat to one of his students and then asked, “From which direction was I coming, when I stopped to talk to you?”
“That way”, the student pointed.
“Good”, said the professor. “Then I’ve had my lunch.”
