February 2012
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10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy →
The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write well.
Woolly minded people write woolly memos, woolly letters and woolly speeches.
Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well. Here are 10 hints:
1. Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
2. Write the way you talk. Naturally.
3. Use short words,...
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Wise Words
Hide your craziness behind a smile. And relax
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) February 8, 2012
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“Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said....”
– Guillaume Apollinaire
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Performing Monkey: German Stereotypes: Berlin →
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“Hard work, efficiency and discipline maybe typical German characteristics but I’ve never heard they are traits for Germans living in the capital. Most Germans view Berliners as the Latin Americans of Germany. Obviously, it’s not down to the weather, rather the more relaxed attitude towards…
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Skepticism, Schnee & the City
Winter had manifested itself in the form of something cold, wet, depressing and lonely.
The whole week was grey and not quite cold enough to wear the winter jacket that my roommate Inga had loaned me. I mostly spent nights alone listening to Washed Out or something equally as synthy yet maybe with a bit of an apathetic musical twang. You know when you are listening to a tune and it is just there...
