Problem: Article: This method of study will require you to select a word, say it out loud, and then write it down.  Say each letter out loud as you write the word to help build familiarity with its spelling.  Make sure the word is spelled correctly before moving on. Move down a few lines on your paper and write the word again.  Make sure you say the entire word out loud before writing it, speaking out each letter as well.  However, you will not write the last letter of the word down for this step.  Even though you are not writing the last letter down, you should still say it out loud. Keep moving down to the next line and writing one less letter every time you spell the word. You should still be saying the entire word and each letter aloud, even though you aren't spelling the entire thing.  Continue removing letters until you only have the first letter of the word remaining. Fold your paper in half, hiding the original spelling of the word.  Start rebuilding the word by saying the whole word and every letter aloud.  Write only the first and last letters of the word.  Move to a new section on the paper.  Say the word and spell it out, adding in the 2 final letters of it.  Continue in this way until you have completely spelled the word out again.  For example, you would start by writing the word “tower” as 't___r”.  You would then write “t__er”.  Add another letter to get “t_wer”.  Finish the word by writing “tower”. Double check that you've spelled the word correctly. Avoid looking at the original spelling of the word while you are rebuilding it. You can also try removing syllables instead of letters.
Summary: Find a word you want to study. Write the word again, minus 1 letter. Continue eliminating letters. Rebuild the word.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When a team member feels incompetent or insecure about his or her job performance, their job performance suffers. They don’t try as hard as they’re just not happy. Avoid this by ensuring they’re equipped for their job. Give them workshops, seminars, and coaching to keep them on the right track. Ideally, your work organization already has this – it's just a matter of knowing who to utilize it for. When you start getting feedback from your employees, you'll know exactly who needs what. You know how in grade school your teacher would give you gold stars for doing a good job? Now that you're dealing with adults, nothing's changed. Humans are pretty simple when it comes to some things, and little status symbols can be quite meaningful. Here are some ideas:  A plastic whale for a "whale" of a job A Pillsbury doughboy for the person "raising the most bread" Cardboard stars colored or spray-painted for star-studded performances If you listen to a person for just a few minutes, it won’t be too hard to figure out what gets them energized. Sit down with each employee and just get them talking about their work and the company. What bothers them? What do they see in the future? What are they excited about?  For example, knowing that Jose is excited about the company expanding to different countries, you could get him started on an international project – and that means Jose will be happy and stick around. Things like this can largely reduce employee turnover, too. Keep an eye out for personal triggers, too. Does Jose hate mornings and in general feel a lag in his productivity? Tell him that it’s fine if he comes into work an hour or so late – as long as he keeps up the good work, of course! Employees aren't monkeys that should be left in a room for 8 hours a day to press buttons. They’re not robots who tick away happily until their batteries need replacing. They’re people who need to feel like they matter. The easiest way to do that that’s 100% free? Just listen to them. Start a casual chat once in a while, making it clear that you care about their happiness. In this instance, a little goes a long, long way. You have power in this situation. What can you do to make them happier? If there's something you can do, do it! Because a happy employee is motivated, does work they're proud of, and, through it all, sticks around. There are too many people out there that take their power and abuse it. Just because your staff is “below” you doesn’t mean they do not deserve to be respected. If you were in their shoes, how would you want to be treated? Not respecting your employees as individuals that are trying to do good work is one of the most demotivating things you can do to them. If you were in their position once, think back to what it was like. What kind of boss did you wish you had? What kind of boss would make you want to work? Everybody wants to know how they’re doing, and everybody ‘’really’’ wants praise. Take a minute out of our day (as consistently as possible) just to say, “Keep it up!” This lets the employees know you’re aware of the work that you’re doing (holding them accountable) and makes them feel proud of themselves (keeping them going). Do this in front of everyone. This has a number of effects: it makes the other person feel like the big kahuna, it makes everyone else crave that same praise, and for those that have heard it before, it makes them harken back to their praise, raising their moods, too.

SUMMARY: Equip every individual for their job. Use gags and gimmicks as status symbols. Latch onto their personal motivators. Listen to what they're saying. Respect them as real, individual people. Give them praise.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Assume the thumb grip. This will be the most efficient way of minimizing the knife’s rotation in flight. Press the handle of the knife snugly between your thumb and middle finger, but don’t squeeze too tight. During the throw, your wrist and forearm should move as one. With the thumb grip, the blade must be flung with the arm and shoulder using a pushing motion, rather than the snap of the wrist which usually causes the knife to spin. Extend your throwing arm with the knife held upright just above and behind your head. The blade should be almost vertical, hovering out at a shallow angle. When using the Russian technique, the knife should point slightly out to your dominant side before it is thrown. Bend your elbow a little so that the blade of the knife is nearly parallel to the ground. Stay loose and ready to time your throw.  Holding the knife out further from your body creates additional torque, allowing you to throw the knife with more force. The Russian technique requires a little more room to move, so be aware of your surroundings before you start waving the knife around. Initiate the throwing motion by winding up with your upper body. Turn your hips and shoulders a few inches away from the target in the same direction of your knife hand (right-handed knife throwers will turn clockwise, left-handed throwers should turn counterclockwise). The Russian no-spin throwing technique relies on lateral motion to generate force, which means you’ll be focusing on the movement of your midsection rather than just your arm. Don’t let your knees or feet turn as you twist your upper body. This will throw off your base, as you’ll no longer be facing the target. Once you’ve drawn back all the way, reverse the motion suddenly. Rotate your hips and shoulders in the opposite direction. At the same time, sling your arm out at an angle, releasing the knife just before your throwing hand lines up with the target. Follow through with the throw the way you would if you were cracking a whip, keeping your arm extended until the blade makes contact.  The trickiest part of the Russian technique is timing your release correctly. It’s more difficult to gauge where the knife will end up as you’re throwing from the side and not centering the blade’s path with your line of sight like with vertical throws. Despite the somewhat complicated mechanics, the Russian method of no-spin throwing is thought to be more consistently accurate than other techniques.
Summary:
Hold the knife with the thumb grip. Raise the knife up and out to the side of your body. Rotate your hips and shoulders. Use a whip-like motion to throw the knife.