A Better Argument for Working Less
...An oft-cited study from Stanford found that productivity per hour sharply declines after people work 50 hours a week. And those who worked 70 hours didn’t get any more done than those who worked 56...
10 Tips for Effective Business Writing
...Even if you’re not a “pro,” people will not take you seriously if your business writing isn’t good. We all know how that feels...
If You Do This, Your Emails Might Be Rude
...How not to alienate your audience in 9 easy steps...
Don't Make These Mistakes When Applying to Rent an Apartment
...The ongoing shortage of affordable housing has some people who planned on buying a home considering renting instead—at least temporarily. And while there are some real estate markets where buying is now actually cheaper than renting, the rest of the country is seeing high levels of competition for reasonably priced rentals...
Quitting - Recommended Book
...No matter how far you have gone down the wrong path, turn back...
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...
