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A paper published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has evaluated ten techniques for improving learning, ranging from mnemonics to highlighting and came to some surprising conclusions. The report is quite a heavy document so I'...
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Grilled cheese: It's one of the simplest food items that you can make, and yet it is so beloved. You've probably heard of The Melt, for example, a relatively new venture-capital-backed grilled cheese chain that lets customers order food from an app a...
Is your obsession with perfection keeping you from achieving your goals? Share your woes--and your solutions--in the comments section below.I had dinner with a friend this week. Let's call her "Alice." Alice, like me, is a journalist, and one of the...
If I've learned anything over the past 10 years, it's that the old saying, "It's far more rewarding to give than it is to receive" is very powerful. I was recently invited to mentor a group of emerging social entrepreneurs, all of whom are focused on...
Leadership is the "eighth wonder of the world." It is better seen and felt than defined and said. It's easy to intellectualize, but elusive to actualize. The world's most impactful leaders in all arenas, from business to government, understand the p...
More than 300 billion total calling minutes take place annually on Skype; 50% of those calls are video conversations. Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer revealed this stat at CES last month while discussing the Internet software's ongoing success inte...
No longer can a politician get by on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube alone. When President Obama showed the power and potential of these services in 2008, every politician and their chief of staff's mother jumped on the social media bandwagon.
Enjoy this great list of bible verses you can turn to in any situation.
George Eliot observed that "among all forms of error, prophesy is the most gratuitous." Yogi Berra is said to have said the same thing in less adorned language: "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." In this season of predicti...
You heard constantly about the millennial generation--that they're tech-savvy, and different from everyone that came before. It's not just hype, or vanity on the part of the youngsters: People who are 18-29 right now have markedly different attitudes...
Fast Company wants you to have your best year yet in 2012; click for more advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life.Most of us are fantastic complainers. When someone doesn't meet our expectations, we...
The greatest achievements happen in the overlap of three things: Yourgenuine interests, skills, and opportunities. To find success, work within your overlap.Imagine a Venn diagram of three overlapping circles, one for your genuine interests, one for ...