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Why the ‘holidaze’ is actually a good thing

Forget about doubling down on productivity. Use summer to rest, reset, and prepare for the rest of the year.

Anyone who claims they haven’t felt the seductive pull of social plans interrupting their focus at work isn’t being completely honest. 

AI isn’t coming for your job—it’s coming for your whole org chart

Here’s how to make yourself irreplaceable.

Last month, my friend Amy, a mid-level marketing manager at a Fortune 500 company, had her entire junior analyst team “restructured.” Why officially? “Strategic realignment.” Reality? AI tools now handle what used to be three full-time positions.

Number of housing markets with falling home prices jumps sharply to 109—up from 31 in January

Among the 300 largest metro-area housing markets, these 109 are seeing falling home prices on a year-over-year basis.

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Why business schools need to teach character development

It would mark a return to the original focus of early business schools.

Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education.

Craft is a great all-in-one productivity tool

Craft looks and feels nicer than Google Docs or Apple Notes, and is easier to use than Obsidian or Notion.

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How to listen to opinions you don’t want to hear

In a perfect world, you’d be right 100% of the time, but sometimes the opinion you least want to hear can be the most valuable.

It has become popular to say that we want to have a diversity of opinion represented in workplaces. We want people to speak up when they disagree with an approach or have a unique viewpoint on how to address a complex problem.

How to watch the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game between Team Caitlin Clark and Team Napheesa Collier

The event takes place on Saturday in Indianapolis and airs on ABC. Here’s how to catch it online or on TV, with or without cable.

Now that the WNBA finds itself at the halfway mark of the season, it’s time for an All-Star break to celebrate.

How Trump’s China tariffs are threatening your glitter nail polish

For months, owners of indie nail polish brands have been struggling to navigate a new period of uncertainty amid a stop-and-go trade war.

The ink was barely dry on President Donald Trump’s April tariff missive, when owners of independent nail polish brands sounded the alarm that the changes could chip away at their businesses.

AI tools are killing students’ critical thinking. It’s time to fight back

Is ChatGPT creating a “COVID 2.0’” generation?

The data, both empirical and intuitive, could not be more clear: Generic, direct-answer and productivity AI platforms, most notably OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are dumbing down an entire generation of students, eroding critical thinking skills, and atrophying the muscle that is such a core component of what makes us human.

I’m a two-time tech founder. But restaurants are where I learned to lead

The surprising lessons the conveyor belt sushi business taught me.

Sudden equipment failures. Supply chain surprises. Retaining staff as the goalposts move in real time. These aren’t challenges I’ve faced as a tech founder—but I have faced them running restaurants.