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August 25, 2014
The Goal Board Is A Calendar For Your Ambition
We all have goals beyond getting our job done. Here's a tool to help reach them.
Emails. Phone calls. Deliverables. There's always work to do. And somewhere, buried beneath all that logistical rubble, sit our careers, and beneath those, our grander dreams. But you know what? Dreams don't show up in GCal.
Dreams don't show up in GCal.
The Eternal Problem Silicon Valley Can't Solve
Inside the quest to disrupt death. (Or at least kickstart a slow-aging movement.)
"The death by a thousand cuts applies to aging. So I am working to kill aging with a thousand cuts."
Quote Of The Week: Don't Change Who You Are
Stick to who you are and what you do best, instead of worrying about one-upping the competition.
Every Monday, tune in to Fast Company Leadership for a quote to get your week started right.
3 Reasons You Should Let Yourself Get Distracted
Sometimes a good diversion is exactly what you need to get back on track.
Sir Isaac Newton wasn't in his laboratory when he discovered the law of universal gravitation. If you believe the fable, he was relaxing in the countryside, and whether or not an apple fell on his head what matters is that he was taking a break when the realization hit him.
August 22, 2014
SpaceX Rocket Explodes During Test Flight
CEO Elon Musk's response: "Rockets are tricky."
A SpaceX rocket detonated Friday, shortly after the test vehicle launched from McGregor, Texas.
Learn How To Make Coffee From A CEO
How do these honchos take their coffee? Watch and learn.
What's the secret to great leadership? It might have something to do with coffee. We asked three executives--Tony Conrad (VC and founder of about.me), Stephen Baker (COO of Attivio) and Simon Collins (recently stepped down as dean of Parsons Fashion School)--about how they brew their morning fuel.
Breaking A "Pay-It-Forward" Chain Isn't Being A "Cheap Bastard." It's Good Economics.
Starbucks gets great PR when a chain of customers "pays" for each other's coffee. But that's not what's really going on.
When you combine coffee with a poor understanding of economics, two things can happen: You feel smug and self-congratulatory, or you demonize the wrong person. Both happened at the same Starbucks this week, when a chain of 378 people "paying it forward" was supposedly broken by "some cheap-ass" in a white Jeep.
Tiny 2-Minute New York Times Crossword Puzzles For Your Morning Commute
New, adorable, and addictive.
For those looking to brush up on crossword skills while waiting in line at CVS, The New York Times has added tiny puzzles to its iPhone app. The timed 5-by-5 grids take just minutes to complete for a mediocre puzzler, perfect for a short commute, and a quick and dirty way to feel good about your puzzling skills.
Now You Can Drink Champagne From Kate Moss's Boob
A London restaurant and a sculptor have created a champagne coupe from a mold of the British supermodel's left breast.
If you've ever harbored creepy fantasies of drinking champagne from a glass shaped exactly like Kate Moss's breast, now's your time. In celebration of the British supermodel's 40th birthday, London's Mayfair 34 restaurant worked with British artist Jane McFadden Freud to create a mold of Moss's left breast, which was used to create the bowl of a champagne coupe. It's decorated with Art Deco-influenced engravings and Moss's signature, accented with a little heart, graces its base.
Boosting Willpower, Coffee Alternatives, And More: The Most Popular Leadership Stories This Week
This week we battled with our brains and willpower while giving up on work-life balance.
Sometimes it seems like much of work life is spent trying to find a balance that is always just out of reach: coming up with great ideas, and having the willpower to follow through, staying both productive and healthy, networking without being annoying.
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