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December 15 · Issue #62 · View online |
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“You can’t just have it because you want it.”
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Efficient Responsive Design Process
This is a long-read, but totally worth it for those interested in designing websites.
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Millennials Are Screwed
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression.
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'Would you be willing?': words to turn a conversation around (and those to avoid)
Choose your words carefully and you can get someone to change their mind, or see you in a new light
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Best of 2017: 30 Web Apps and Software Trends That Ruled the Workplace
Sometimes new isn’t new, it’s just a better version of the old thing. Spreadsheets, for instance, are ancient—the first software people often bought for their first PC over three decades ago.
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The Science of When: Hack Your Timing to Optimize Your Life
In his new book, “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing,” Daniel Pink scours psychological, biological, and economic studies to explore what he calls the overlooked dimension.
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Bill Barnett on Strategy: Delete All Meetings!
Why are some companies more competitive than others? Why do some people get ahead while others do not? At Stanford, I study competition among people and organizations worldwide. Here I talk plainly about success, failure, and life in organizations.
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How to Get Focused for 2018
You are going to finish the book.
You are going to get the promotion. ..
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Sharing my offer numbers from big companies for your reference
I see many questions on compensation here and would like to help answer some of them with the limited data I have.
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This 6-year-old makes $11 million a year on YouTube
The 6-year-old Ryan of YouTube’s Ryan ToysReview made $11 million in revenue this year from his YouTube account, according to Forbes.
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No one makes a living on Patreon
Who is really benefiting from the crowdfunding site for artists?
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How Playing Around With Experimental Technologies Landed Me A 6-Month Freelance Gig
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Things Worth Spending Max Money On For A Better Life
Here’s a list of things worth spending maximum money on for a better life. There’s no point making money if you aren’t going to spend it.
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You Give Up a Lot of Privacy Just Opening Emails. Here's How to Stop It
Billions of emails are opened every day by people who have never consented to be tracked, but are being tracked nonetheless.
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Amazon seller lost $400k after being targeted by 'virus of Amazon'
Pure Daily Care was generating millions of dollars a year on Amazon until a rival brand used scam tactics to bring it down.
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Facebook Declines, Google Grows as Battle for News Audiences Continues
Parse.ly publishers saw a 25% decrease in Facebook traffic, while seeing a 17% increase from Google, from February to October 2017.
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Sumo Growth Study: How Amazon Generates $136 Billion In Sales
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Baby Boomers love Facebook, so let them have it
Generational separation online might not be so bad.
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Instagram Users Can Now Follow Hashtags The Same Way They Follow Accounts
The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network announced in a blog post that hashtags can now be followed much in the same way people currently follow other accounts.
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Large-Scale Study: How to Rank for Featured Snippets in 2018
80 million keywords and 1.6 million featured snippets were analyzed. Get all the SEO takeaways and download the raw data with no signup required.
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I spent years — and a fortune — chasing things because of FOMO
FOMO causes people to make decisions based on the imagined experience — not the reality of it.
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You Should Never, Ever Argue With Anyone on Facebook, According to Science
New research shows how we interact makes a huge difference.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Something we could all brush up on.
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Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society
‘No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth.’
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Volunteering Is the Best Kept Secret for Mental Health
I noticed how much volunteering was helping with my anxiety and stress, and there’s science to back it up.
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Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans
I ask them to pick an item they might take a loan out for, such as a car, a boat (we live in a small fishing town in Alaska), a house, or a student loan. They pick a realistic loan amount, APR, and term length. Then they run the numbers on the loan.
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What’s College Good For?
Students don’t seem to be getting much out of higher education.
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Responsive web design tricks and tips
I’ve been reading about design a lot lately – especially mobile design.
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