A Definitive Guide to Handwritten Thank You Notes

Yesterday, a friend who received a thank you letter was so thrilled that he decided to post it on Facebook. The letter was perfectly ordinary but the fact that it was handwritten made it noteworthy. It’s both sad and opportune: the scarcity of the handwritten note means that when you Read more

Business Card Rules

In a few years, this post might be obsolete.  Some might argue that it already is.  But for the moment, this is the most important thing you need to know in the entire world.  I want to talk to you about your cards.  Business or personal … cards.  You know Read more

Should Freedom of Speech have Limits? Maybe.

After two harrowing weeks in Paris, it behoves me to make a few enlightened comments. I use the word ‘enlightened’ not as a means to flatter myself into brilliance but instead to indicate that I am making observations based on the thinkers of the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment. Read more