The Importance of Work-Life Balance: A Scary and Inspiring True Story

Having recently chatted with a very intense and driven ASU Graduate student, I was reminded of a story a remarkable young woman told me about 4 years ago. My memory being admittedly imperfect, some of the finer details of my recounting may not be accurate. But the gist of the story, as told to me,…
Curatti Best Articles of 2022 (And Happy New Year 2023!)

2022 is finally over! While the last two years have each been better than their predecessors, as with last year, I don’t suppose it met too many people’s hopes or expectations. I hope that some who read this were amongst the success stories. Please leave a comment if that describes you. We all love to…
Life and Business After Twitter (and Facebook?) #HaveYourSay

When something this potentially seismic unfolds, it’s important that as many people’s opinions as possible are crowd-sourced. So, below, you’ll find our invitation to you to #HaveYourSay. Business After Twitter #HaveYourSay At the last count that I’m aware of, the value of Twitter was down to $8 billion. I’m sure that number has plummeted further.…
Decompose Your Skillset to Find Your Strengths (And Weaknesses)

By profession, I’ve always been involved in technology. Starting as a Mainframe programmer (yes, I’m that old!) at the age of 19, I worked my way through several forms of analysis – systems, process, business, and quality assurance. When I tried my hand in the digital world with Curatti, I did so unaware of what…
How To Have Your Outreach Emails Ignored… And How Not To

Or… How To Piss Off Blog Editors… And How To Make Them Happy Maybe nobody should edit a blog for going on 8 years. The longer a blog is around, the larger the volume of contributor outreach emails they receive. Unfortunately, most of these are clueless efforts. And trust me on this, that wears on…
Cryptocurrencies Are a Bridge to The Future – NOT The Future!

Early investors in Bitcoin, the first of the major Cryptocurrencies – at least those who held their nerve through some crazy price gyrations – have made an absolute fortune. And the gains have certainly extended to more recent convertees. While so many are laughing all the way to the crypto bank, there have always been…
Curatti Best Articles of 2021 (And Happy New Year 2022!)

2021 is finally over! While it was definitely better than its predecessor, I don’t suppose it met too many people’s hopes or expectations. I hope that some who read this were amongst the success stories. Please leave a comment if that describes you. We all love to hear good news! My prediction, for what it’s…
Don’t Do These Things In Your Outreach Emails

I hope people who send outreach emails read this. If few people respond or the responses you get are rarely favourable, chances are you’re doing some of what is described below. But there are a couple of tips to help you out towards the end. If fellow blogmasters and blog editors read it, I feel…
Curatti Best Articles of 2020 (And Happy New Year 2021!)

2020 is finally over! How long did it last? Until now, every year of our lives went faster than any before it. Not this one! Goodbye annus horribilis! You’ll never be forgotten! A Quick Summary of 2020 Life changed. The end! Our 2020 Authors This year, we published over 130 articles, some written by old…
Data Redundancy: Why You Need An External Storage Device

Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of Data Redundancy though extra backups – particularly if you work at home. By now, work solutions that had seemed temporary, are looking more like a new way of life. Indeed, for many, whether full-time or part-time, they actually are. So, when do you start thinking about…
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