David Lidsky's Blog, page 2680
July 15, 2016
Virtual Reality Is Coming For Weddings
"Imagine you had a grandmother who couldn't make it to the wedding for some reason—now she could, with 360-degree goggles."
Destination weddings can be fraught with guest-list politics. Do I have to invite my second cousin's inappropriate girlfriend? I'm inviting my high school best friend, but only because I'm sure she'll decline. But now, literally anyone can attend your wedding—virtually, at least.
What The Tesla Crashes Can Teach Us About The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
The two crashes highlight the need for more research in the area of autonomous vehicles.
The journey to a future dominated by autonomous vehicles hit a few speed bumps recently, with news of not one but two crashes, one them fatal, involving Teslas operating in autonomous driving mode. The collisions raise questions about how far self-driving cars really are from being safe enough for widespread adoption, and if the issues—human or computer—should be a roadblock toward that goal.
Why The Runaway Success of "Pokémon Go" Says Little About Nintendo's Future
After one blockbuster, here are the gaming company's biggest challenges in mobile.
In the minds of some industry analysts, Pokémon Go is the start of a major transformation at Nintendo.
The Truth About Standing Desks And Productivity
If excessive sitting is bad and standing while working is good, then surely the right desk will make us all much more productive, right?
If you learned that you could increase your productivity by almost 50% by making one near-effortless change, you'd probably try it. But at what point would you question whether the advice was too good to be true?
The Psychology Behind Why You Overshare On Slack
Workplace chatrooms like Slack have become a place to talk about politics and feelings, but why do we all feel so comfortable using them?
Last week a friend on Facebook wrote about a personal quandary: She had posted a link to something about the recent killings of black men by police in an internal chat platform (like Slack) and was met with some resistance from others—not because of the subject matter, but because the content was violent. The fact that someone was sharing something personal and political was not the issue; people felt the safe space had been threatened by the post's inherent grisliness.
Paid Internships Lead To More Job Offers Than Unpaid Internships
A recent survey found that internships that are paid often result in getting more future job offers and higher salaries down the line.
Those highly coveted paid internship positions may have a value beyond the small salaries they purport to pay college students. A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that paid internships are more likely to lead to a job offer and a higher salary than internships that didn't pay.
How To Prevent Your Office Culture From Crushing Your Creativity
Creative-minded people sometimes feel suffocated in big corporations. If that's you, here's what you can do about it.
Big companies scale up to repeat their early successes. Toyota makes a consistently good product over and over again. Whirlpool does the same. They're heavily invested in systems they can confidently replicate.
How To Turn Your Professional Envy Into A Career Tool
Sure, you'll get jealous of your friends and coworkers now and then. But you don't have to just sit there and stew.
I used to proudly broadcast that I wasn't a jealous person. "I'm confident, successful, and happy," I'd think to myself, while flipping my hair over my shoulder and batting my eyelashes (not really, but you get it). "I have no reason to be envious of anybody!" But, then I quickly realized I was only lying to myself.
From Rebranding Ashley Madison To Coworking Trends: This Week's Top Leadership Stories
This week's stories offer a look at Ashley Madison's bid for reinvention, the prospects of undoing Brexit, and what makes new habits last.
This week we learned how the disgraced dating site Ashley Madison is trying to get back on its feet, what it takes to make a new habit change last for the long haul, and whether a second Brexit referendum has any chance of coming to fruition as Prime Minister Theresa May takes the reigns in the U.K.
These Are The Most Important People In Your Network At Each Stage Of Your Career
What worked at one stage of your professional life won't work at another. Just as your skills should evolve, so should your network.
Your career isn't static—or at least it shouldn't be. In order to get ahead, some things have to change. What worked at one stage of your professional life won't work at another. Your skills should evolve, and you should check periodically to make sure they're keeping you competitive. Even the way you use social media to find jobs and get your name out there should also change over time.
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