The Big-O conundrum
...There are Big-O problems in marketing, in sales, in customer service, in finance, in production and in compliance. There’s nothing wrong with winging it–until there is...
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
...We've turned chicken pot pie, a classic Southern dish, into an easy-to-achieve soup that will warm up any cold winter night...
The Best Deal in the World Right Now
...It’s the year 2089 and the world is enjoying an incredible new medicine. Scientists working in the jungles of Papua New Guinea have discovered a natural compound that induces a host of tremendous health and quality-of-life improvements in virtually everyone who takes it...
Axios Finish Line: Taming vengeance
...Instead of making us feel better, revenge prolongs our bitterness with feeling wronged. When we obsess about the slight, it keeps tormenting us...
How To Be Resilient: 5 Steps To Success When Life Gets Hard
...There are days where it feels like life is going to grab you by one ankle and one wrist and just wishbone you. These are the moments in any job, project, or career where you want to quit...
Rethinking Productivity
...Your "to-do" list will never be finished. When you look at yours, what feelings does it conjure up? Stress? Overwhelm? Dread? Excitement? Pride?...
Give and Take - Recommended Book
...success depends heavily on how we approach our interactions with other people. Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?...
Why Investment Complexity Is Not Your Friend
...When it comes to investing, keep it simple instead...
Make This Decadent Nutella-Banana Lava Cake
...This recipe is stress-free, and only uses five ingredients. And lava, of course...
Aphorisms for Thirsty Fish: The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin
...Reading Wu Hsin, one must ponder. However, it is not an active pondering, but a passive one, much in the same way as one puts something in the oven and lets it bake for a while...
How to craft a harmonious life
...Forget the ideal of work/life balance – your needs and interests are much richer than that, and your life can be too...
How to Use Money as a Tool for Happiness and Fulfillment
...Because I have that awareness, I stopped myself and remembered that accumulating money for the sake of having more is not my goal...
The Levers That Money Can’t Pull
...From a fiscal standpoint, we were poor. But from a communal standpoint, we had everything we ever needed...
Love and Money - Recommended Book
...Expressing gratitude regularly not only changes our thoughts and emotions but also strengthens our relationships and improves our health. Gratitude helps us live better and longer!...
But what if we’re wrong?
...Sometimes, being wrong is a minor embarrassment, with very little real cost...
This Savory Risotto Cake Is Italy's Best Kept Secret
...Get a slice of this hidden meatball cake on your dinner plate as soon as possible...
Why Yes, You Can Waffle That
...People on social media are sticking everything from hot dogs to chicken teriyaki in their waffle irons...
Does more money correlate with greater happiness?
...Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers find that for most people, there's a steady link between higher happiness and more money. The exception is people who are financially well-off but unhappy; for them, more money does not help...
Small groups, well organized
...The right-sized group and ceaseless peer-to-peer organization are the foundation of culture change...
Too Many Employees Cash Out Their 401(k)s When Leaving a Job
...According to research of over 160,000 U.S. employees from 2014-2016, 41.4% cashed out at least part of their 401(k)s when leaving a job — and 85% of those drained their balance entirely...
