On a recent Saturday morning, for the first time in months, Tomas had time to go to the pool with his kids. He sat at the edge of the water breathing in the smell of chlorine and realized suddenly that his kids had learned to swim, while he had been working. This poolside revelation was generated in no small part with the power of cash.
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George Orwell (June 25, 1903–January 21, 1950) was a man of unflinching idealism who made no apologies for making his convictions clear, be they about the ethics of journalism, the universal motives of writing, or the golden rules for making tea — but never more so than in his now-legendary essay “Politics and the English Language,”
This is why you don’t mess with Honey Badgers…
You’d think the honey badger might be in the mood for sharing after barely escaping a brush with death, but no, not today.
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Secession vs. commitment
Leaving (and the perceived threat of leaving) is a powerful negotiation tactic. When the customer/partner/citizen could bolt at any moment, we act differently.
All the most successful people in the world are advocates for reading. From Bill Gates to Elon Musk – the most notable among us do what we often fail to do – read.
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Can you lose weight by sleeping for longer?
My kind of ‘diet’…
You’re exhausted. So tired you don’t know how you’re going to get through the rest of the day. You need that energy hit and reach for the foods you know will give it to you – carbs, chocolate and a sugary caffeinated drink. Sound familiar? Whether it’s external factors […]
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‘I slept in a cupboard for three months’
Mathias Mikkelsen was so keen to get his business up and running that he slept in a cupboard for three months.
Back in late 2013, the then 23-year-old entrepreneur had moved on his own from Norway to Silicon Valley in California, to try to secure backing for his start-up idea – an online project and time management tool called Timely.
There was just one big problem for the Norwegian – he didn’t know a single person in the wider San Francisco Bay Area.