Phone calls are great. But when you want to say something important, writing a note, especially a handwritten note, can be even more powerful. Why? Notes are unexpected. (Who writes letters anymore?) ...

A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Whether you're writing a thank you note for a gift, a favor done by a friend, or for someone's presence, we can all admit that thank you notes are the first thing to be read (and, sadly, thrown away).

The envelope the hotel slid under the door had my name on it, but when I opened it, I found a nice note written to Cedric. Here’s the thing: I’m not Cedric. Cedric wasn’t staying with me, and I don’t ...

See how a screenplay writer, a movie critic, a humorist, and two other writers scribble, store, and organize their notes so you can steal their ideas. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues ...

Etiquette expert Diane Gottsman explains how to write a proper thank-you note with grace and ease, even if you're not a writer. Even as a writer, however, I struggle with this type of writing.

John Israel began writing thank-you notes in October and hasn't skipped a day. John Israel, pictured here with wife Monica and sons Anderson and Rohn, is on a mission to write five thank you notes a ...

Many folks avoid writing thank-you notes because they don’t know how to put their thoughts on paper. They fear they’ll say ...

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One of the coolest features of the Samsung Galaxy Note series is how you can take out the S Pen stylus and just scribble on the lock screen of the phone, even without unlocking it. Well, you can do ...