Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?

Is artificial intelligence (AI) harmful or helpful to our jobs? Will we lose our jobs to AI? Many already have faced the answers to those questions. People have lost work to AI and certain jobs will disappear completely. On the upside, AI has enhanced our work by eliminating our repetitive tasks. AI can also reduceContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?”

Technical Writing is Boring! (Or is it?)

People think writers write novels, blog posts, or magazine articles. Technical writing isn’t top of mind. People also tend to think that technical writing is boring. It’s about writing instructions, and how many people have the patience to follow instructions these days? Now before you yawn, let’s get into why we need technical writing.  First,Continue reading “Technical Writing is Boring! (Or is it?)”

9 Things to be Thankful for This Season

Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October while Americans celebrate in November. As the season changes from summer to fall, today is as good a day as any to reflect on what we can be thankful for. Here are nine things to be thankful for this season. 1 Friends and family Thanksgiving is the perfect time toContinue reading “9 Things to be Thankful for This Season”

Are You Feeling Lost?

Have you ever walked into a room and realized you don’t know why you’re there? Then you walked back out to retrace your steps and recover your memory from ten seconds ago. It happens sometimes. It can happen anywhere. You can be at the store and not remember what brought you to that aisle. YouContinue reading “Are You Feeling Lost?”

Humor and Horror: Workplace Typos We Wish We Could Take Back

If you communicate with other humans by typing messages, you’ve probably experienced this horrifying moment. For me, it was swearing at my dad when my fat fingers switched two letters on my phone and instead of typing “ok,” I typed a swear word. Also when I emailed my favorite author and said, “I’m a writerContinue reading “Humor and Horror: Workplace Typos We Wish We Could Take Back”