Self-discipline
“Self discipline is remembering what you really want.” (Source – Flylady email stream)
A sock draw? Surely not
Try to remember this
When I was at school (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away) our small, fierce and lovely matric English teacher (complete with Scottish accent) drilled this into us: you never write “try and” – you write “try to”.
Punctuation: Commas – just don’t do it
No buts
But: such a little word, such a lot of confusion. You can go mad looking at grammar rules to find out when the use of But is appropriate – although it seems that a lot of people are not aware they need to think about it at all.
Journalism ‘legals’: Renee’s golden rules
For reporters and sub-editors, legal issues can be a nightmare. This handy guide will help you make those first line-of-defence decisions.
Joy
Joy does not come from what you do; if flows into what you do and thus into this world from deep within you. Eckhart Tolle