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Daily Reads 121: Merit that promotes is more than working hard, and tips for interesting prose.

Daily reads for personal innovation.

Live stream experiment day 121, done!

A conversation on the hard, holistic work it takes to get promotions—and questions to filter if you even want a promotion (or want to change where you work). Hint: most of it is people skills.

And tips to improve your written communication.

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Hard work on the job-to-be-done is half the battle. The other half is people skills. A lot of practical advice and steps to take in this article. (Also applies to entrepreneurs who want to build their referral networks.)

“Why Hard Working People Rarely Get Promoted”

Eric Hoke
Why Hard Working People Rarely Get Promoted
If you believe career advancement follows a straightforward formula: put your nose to the grindstone, produce high-quality work, become someone people can depend on, and eventually you will be rewarded with more responsibility, a better title, and more money, you’re only half right…
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Great tips and examples to improve your prose, poetry, and personal communication.

“5 Tricks To Make Your Prose More Interesting”

Legends and Songs: The Newsletter of Ian Thomas Wilson
5 Tricks To Make Your Prose More Interesting
I think my biggest problem with most modern writers (aside from the fact that some are using AI to write for them) is that their prose is so banal. It’s also my problem with Frank Herbert, but that’s a topic for another time. They often get locked in this boring pattern that, to me, is drudgery to read. My beta readers …
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