Importance

An essay exists at multiple levels:

• The choice of words
• The formation of sentences
• The arrangement of sentences in a paragraph
• The arrangement of paragraphs in a logical progression, beginning to end
• The essay as a whole

A good essay works at every one of those levels simultaneously.

• Determine the type of speech you're writing. Is it to inform people? Persuade? Entertain?
• Craft a creative speech introduction with an attention-grabber, statement on your topic and a strong transition to the body.
• Determine the flow of the body of the speech depending on the information consisting the body.
• Write a memorable speech conclusion by restating the main points and ending with a memorable speech.
• Address the key objectives by using some clever quotes, inspirational stories, meaningful transitions and a good ending.

• Informative and Instructional Speech - Used to inform people about a certain topic, event or area of knowledge.
• Persuasive Speech - Used to persuade people to join one side of an argument.
• Entertaining Speech - Used to entertain audience, and topics may not be practical.
• Special Occasion Speech - Used in special occasions to entertain or inform audience such as graduation, toasts, etc.

There are two problems you can encounter when you're trying to learn something.

1. You have a clear understanding of what you'd like to do and how you're going to do it, but you're unable to implement the approach you've chosen. Slow things down so you can pay more attention to every aspect of the problem.
2. Speed learning is effective when you're not sure what the ideal should be and need more information to work it out. A good example of speed leading to move closer to quality is in entrepreneurial fields. Many fail because they picked the wrong problem to solve and wasted too much time trying to solve it.

The balance between going faster and doing it right depends on what you're trying to achieve.

• Faster feedback means more information to find out your key challenges and possible solutions.
• Slower helps you focus on a strategy you've chosen, allowing you to execute it correctly.

Confusing models with reality is a cardinal sin of clear thinking. 

If you believe too strongly in your models of the world, you can start to ignore evidence that your model is wrong.

The basic idea is that when you reward people for a particular measure — clicks, dollars, likes, etc. — people will find a way to “game” the system.

For example: If journalism is fueled by clicks, journalists are going to write sensationalist clickbait.

You’re going on the record as someone who thinks about why they do what they do, and understands how each decision affects the results. And developing this knack for critical thinking will also make you better at what you do.

• opportunities to engage in it, 
• encouragement to go after such opportunities, 
• and rewards for doing so.

Creativity is no different from any other habit, good or bad.

• Look for ways to see problems that other people don’t.
• Take risks that other people are afraid to take.
• Have the courage to defy the crowd and to stand up for their own beliefs.
• Seek to overcome obstacles and challenges to their views that other people give in to.

Dismissing every reason to start is perfectionism. It manifests as procrastination.

Forget about passion and needing something to be perfect. Just start and keep going.

Maybe you are brimming with options. You find it easy to take action on almost anything set in front of you. Your challenge is to find the time to do it all or to maintain the interest to keep going.

Don't wait until you feel like doing it. Take action regardless and enjoy your feelings if you also happen to "feel like it."

Before charging money, it is recommended that you give people a taste of your services first if you want to turn your passion into profit.

For instance, if its photography, just offer to take photos for relatives for free. Surely, they would like to save money. This is how you establish yourself and prove your mettle to your potential clients.

You should be able to combine your chief interests with the other skills that you might possess.

If you are let’s say, planning to sell cakes, what is that other thing you are good at along with being a great baker? If you are also good at digital marketing, you can blog about baking practices.

A resignation letter should be short and unemotional. It is not the place to mention your frustrations or disappointments.

Your letter should be two to three sentences at most. It should indicate today's date, then confirm your decision to resign and when your last day of work will be. You might add a single sentence to fill it out.

For a weight-loss hack, it goes like this: As soon as you order a meal at a restaurant, ask immediately that half of it be put in a to-go box once it’s ready and only the other half served to you. It’s basically a stricter version of portion control.

We can apply the same technique to get ourselves to read more.

Instead of 2 hours of Netflix each night, cutting it in half would still give you the satisfaction of watching Netflix in the evenings but also free up time to read as well.

Preview the book in order to vet whether or not it’s worth investing your time in.

• Use book summaries. Find apps that give accurate and concise summaries of many of the most popular books out there and are constantly updating their library.
• Use podcast interviews with the author. Authors often go on the podcast circuit to promote their books.