A few pointers from Tim Harford on writing non-fiction:
At the moment, having done much of my research, I’m trying to do 300 words every day as a minimum. This low target means that no matter what other commitments I have, I have no excuse not to skim through what I wrote yesterday and add [...]

Scott Sternberg lays down the his rules of style, first up, don’t ask obvious questions, they don’t make you look smart:
Opening a conversation with “What do you do?” makes you sound like a shifty, social-climbing dickwad. Small talk is for sissies, but if you’re stuck with it, you can certainly come up with something better [...]

Damn, this will probably lead me to crank up Solitaire again, and waste hours playing it, again: what are the odds of winning Solitaire?
The “Vagas” version of the game is my preferred vice…

Eeva Kaun travelled from Stirling in Scotland, to London, for just £1.20, and, with the exception of one bus ride in Sterling, hitchhiked all the way.
Anyone who has done any hitchhiking at all will tell you that most of your time will be spent in service and petrol stations. They become your second home. You [...]

Some pretty comprehensive tips for winning Monopoly, together with some analysis of the costs of owning properties and the possible returns on said investments.
Monopoly is a game of luck, strategy, and people skills. No strategy will guarantee you a win; that’s one of the reasons Monopoly is so interesting. In any given game, a newcomer [...]

50 tips from Australian graphic and web designer Alexander Charchar: These Things, I Wish To Have Known.
How many times have you thought to yourself that you might have avoided a whole field of mental-mines if you had just known that some clients are going to be the beasts of nightmares and that it’s not so [...]

“The art of speaking is roughly 51% entertainment, 49% meaty content.” Tips for speaking at conferences by Cameron Moll.

Writing a Triple J Hottest 100 number one song: while your mileage may vary with some tips, making the title more memorable by including it in the chorus is definitely a recipe for success; since 1989 13 songs that do so have reached the top spot:
Songwriters love featuring the song title in the chorus hook, [...]

There’s a story to every place on Earth, whether it’s your hometown, or where you last holidayed. Tell your story, and share your discoveries, at Way2Go and also read about the “off the beaten track” adventures of others.
Anything goes from mid-flight marriage proposals to photos of the streets of Kowloon, Hong Hong to spending Christmas [...]

I’ve not had much luck with the photos I’ve tried to take of some of the many houses hereabouts that are adorned with illuminated Christmas decorations. Strobist to the rescue.
The problem with 98% of the photos of Christmas lights is that most people wait until way too late to start shooting. After it gets completely [...]