CheroneA Defense of Books That Should Have Been BlogsBloated prose is (mostly) a blameless crimeMar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
CheroneThe 12-Step Process to Sign Up for User Interface Ragers Anonymous1: Go to the User Interface Ragers Anonymous website. Immediately receive a pop-up notification to sign up for their newsletter.Feb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020
Cherone10 Tips for Writing Meaningless Marketing Drivel for B2B audiencesStart with talking about the state of the world today. Your readers don’t actually live in the present, so they will need your…Oct 2, 20191Oct 2, 20191
CheroneHow to ghost writeBeing a ghost is easier than being alive — you don’t have half as much to do. You don’t need to eat, sleep, digest, or self-preserve. You…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
CheroneWhy does corporate writing have such a bad reputation among aspiring writers?If you want to get a writing job but don’t want to become an academic or work in publishing, you have two main options: corporate writing…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018
CheroneinWork and ProgressWhy passion shouldn’t be a job requirementAre you passionate about your job? Do you absolutely love what you do? Does every single one of your work responsibilities make you feel…May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
CheroneinWork and ProgressHow to find good employees: hire for skills, not ‘talent’‘Talent’ is a feel-good word for describing good job candidates. But, framing ‘talent’ as the main recruiting and retention issue for…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
CheroneinWork and ProgressHow companies succumb to sunk cost cultureIn theory, companies are meant to act rationally, efficiently and in their own economic self-interest. But humans manage them, so they…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
CheroneinWork and ProgressHow can we fix tech’s recruiting problem?Technology fancies itself a meritocracy — more so than any other industry. In theory, coding ability is all you need to land a coding job…Aug 9, 2016Aug 9, 2016
CheroneinWork and ProgressThe false economy of unpaid internshipsThe word ‘intern’ has an ironic double meaning: to work as a trainee and to confine someone as a prisoner. Most articles about unpaid…Jun 29, 2016Jun 29, 2016