43 Folders mentions an article by Guy Kawasaki on how to write a 5-sentence email, one of ten things he says all businesspeople should know how to do. Some of the others: how to leave a voicemail, how to write a one-page report, how to conduct a meeting. (No jokes about that last one, people!)

Sounds basic, yes. But his ideas are spot-on - for those of us without bosses, it’s easy to let ourselves go unchecked. I know I’ve already written an email this morning that went longer than a page, and I wish I could pull it back and condense it. Perhaps my client wishes the same thing!