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August 29, 2016
These Swedish "Bike Apartments" Are Designed For Life Without Cars
If you don't spend money on a garage, there's lots of extra cash to add bike-friendly amenities to a new building.
If you don't spend money on a garage, there's lots of extra cash to add bike-friendly amenities to a new building.
A new apartment building in Sweden doesn't have any parking spaces. Instead, the developers invested the money that would have gone to a parking garage into creating an ideal place to live for people who don't want to own a car.
How Rebuilding After The Nepalese Earthquakes Taught Me To Manage Work Crises
Volunteering for a disaster-relief effort taught one executive valuable lessons in crisis management.
Volunteering for a disaster-relief effort taught one executive valuable lessons in crisis management.
Sloane Menkes is no stranger to crises.
How I Learned To Handle A Hostile Board
This entrepreneur learned (the hard way) what it takes to tame an unruly board and build one that actually works.
This entrepreneur learned (the hard way) what it takes to tame an unruly board and build one that actually works.
There was the board member who tried to vote me out. There were the ones who insisted "this will never work." There was even the one who joked (I think) about having me hit by a bus in order to get rid of me.
How Your Brain Makes Decisions When You Hate All Your Options
If you dislike every choice you've got, you'll look for one to reject rather than one to prefer—subtle difference, big consequences.
If you dislike every choice you've got, you'll look for one to reject rather than one to prefer—subtle difference, big consequences.
You've heard by now that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have higher "unfavorables" than "favorables," in pollster parlance. In other words, more U.S. voters seem to dislike the two presidential candidates than like them. In the latest Quinnipiac poll, for instance, Clinton's favorable-to-unfavorable scores clock in at 41% to 53%, respectively, and Trump's at an ever more lopsided 33% to 61%.
Here's What Happened When I Started Writing "Anti-To-Do Lists"
One writer was surprised by the productivity boost that came from tracking what she'd done, not what she still had to do.
One writer was surprised by the productivity boost that came from tracking what she'd done, not what she still had to do.
I live and die by my to-do list. Jotting down everything that needs to get done is often the very first thing I do when I sit down at my desk in the morning. It helps me to feel focused, organized, and like I have a decent plan of attack for my day.
August 28, 2016
This AI Startup Wants To Automate Your Tedious Document Searches
The company says machine learning and natural language processing can make financial research dramatically more efficient.
The company says machine learning and natural language processing can make financial research dramatically more efficient.
For the casual internet user, a quick Google search is often all it takes to find plenty of information on any particular topic.
Here's What Happened When I Used The Bevel Trimmer, Tristan Walker's New Product
The Silicon Valley icon's startup began shipping its newest offering this summer. I took it to the ultimate judge: My barber.
The Silicon Valley icon's startup began shipping its newest offering this summer. I took it to the ultimate judge: My barber.
I have a complicated relationship with electric trimmers.
August 27, 2016
5 Tips For Giving The Perfect Toast No Matter The Occasion
Not sure what to say? Keep these rules in mind and you'll nail it.
Not sure what to say? Keep these rules in mind and you'll nail it.
You're at an awards dinner. Or maybe it's a grand opening, or even a retirement party. You're asked to say a few words, but you aren't sure how to do it. How do you find the right level of mush—not too mushy, but just mushy enough? It's a special occasion, so you want to give your audience a warm feeling, but you don't want to get too corny and make them cringe. Here are five simple tips to bear in mind for your next toast.
This Simple Chart Can Help You Get A Grip On Your Tech Addiction
The common thread in all types of distraction is that they have the potential to keep us from living the lives we want.
The common thread in all types of distraction is that they have the potential to keep us from living the lives we want.
Is the world more distracting? Sometimes it seems that way. With our devices perpetually buzzing, it seems that more events need our attention right away and more things try to entertain us while we're trying to focus.
August 26, 2016
Dolly Parton: "Always Keep Something Just For Yourself"
The country music legend talks about her new album, Pure & Simple, and why you should stick to your crazy ideas.
The country music legend talks about her new album, Pure & Simple, and why you should stick to your crazy ideas.
Dolly Parton has spent more than 50 years with the things she loves, whether it's a career in country music that has spanned over 40 albums and numerous awards or her husband, with whom she recently celebrated 50 years of matrimony by renewing their vows. Parton is famous for her supreme ability to tell stories through her music, her movies, and her life—the ultimate rags-to-riches story about growing up in a small East Tennessee town (and modeling her style after "the town trollop"). She has since become a star as celebrated for her songwriting as for her business acumen (her nonprofit, Dolly's Imagination Library, has donated more than 40 million books to children across the U.S.)
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