Describe yourself precisely in seven words, or less

Charles Dickens’s Christ­mas Carol reveals seven unflat­ter­ing adjec­tives describ­ing Scrooge, “squeez­ing, wrench­ing, grasp­ing, scrap­ing, clutch­ing, cov­etous old sinner.”

The orig­i­nal man­u­script rev­els that Dick­ens con­sid­ered many others.

Orig­i­nal man­u­script for Charles Dickens’s Christ­mas Carol.

Could you effec­tively describe your­self in seven words?
This chal­lenge comes up every time Merola Design works with a new client. It’s not easy, but it is an essen­tial step in build­ing a strong brand and effec­tive cor­po­rate Identity. The truth is you have more then seven words if you include your company’s name, tag-line and logo. Lever­ag­ing these ele­ments and tak­ing care to avoid redun­dancy, can help you more fully describe your com­pa­nies unique value proposition.

A Closer Look at Charles Dickens’s ‘Christ­mas Carol’ — Inter­ac­tive Graphic — NYTimes​.com

Brain games help you flex your creativity

Bet­ter mem­ory, increased con­cen­tra­tion and faster think­ing.

Lumos​ity​.com devel­oped a set of online games and exer­cises sci­en­tif­i­cally designed to improve mem­ory, atten­tion, pro­cess­ing speed and other impor­tant cog­ni­tive func­tions. Users who com­plete the basic train­ing course improve their BPI (Brain Per­for­mance Index) by 480 point, what ever that means. The games are fun and engag­ing. Slick charts track your progress.

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