The Short: ‘The Success Habit I Wish I Knew 18 Years Ago’ by Mitchell Harper “Most people live in a reactive state. They work on stuff until someone distracts them. Then they react to what the other person needs. That’s true at home and in the office. And it’s the easiest way to keep spinning your […]
The Short: ‘The Force Awakens is a prime example of Hollywood’s nostalgia problem’ by Peter Suderman “Indeed, as many others have already pointed out, The Force Awakens is practically a beat-by-beat reworking of the original, complete with a third-act X-Wing trench run, a planet-killing superweapon used to destroy a peaceful society, and a diminutive droid carrying secret
The Short: ‘Google and Ford Will Reportedly Team Up To Build Self-Driving Cars’ by Catherine Shu “Being the first company to strike a deal with Google, however, may give Ford an edge over rivals, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo, and Tesla, that are also working on self-driving cars and eager to get them to market.” Read The
The Short: ‘Kids face hard Christmas choice: gift for me or gift for mom?’ by Colby Itkowitz “A few dozen low-income children in Atlanta were asked recently to make a difficult choice: They could have the Christmas present of their dreams. Or they could give a gift of their choosing to a parent.” Read More >
The Short: ‘Choose To Be Grateful. It Will Make You Happier.” by Arthur C. Brooks “It’s best to be emotionally authentic, right? Wrong. Building the best life does not require fealty to feelings in the name of authenticity, but rather rebelling against negative impulses and acting right even when we don’t feel like it. In a
The Short: Welcome Aboard by The Economist Your life-jacket can be found under your seat, but please do not remove it now. In fact, do not bother to look for it at all. In the event of a landing on water, an unprecedented miracle will have occurred, because in the history of aviation the number of
The Short: ‘Let’s not let fear defeat our values’ by Sundar Pichai “I walk around the campus where I work and see a vibrant mix of races and cultures. Every one of those people has a different voice … a different perspective … a different story to tell. All of that makes our company an
The Short: “Silicon Valley Unicorn Obituaries“ By Prabha Kannan “Three unicorns passed away in the Bay Area last week after an extended battle with a particularly virulent strain of valuationitis. Gathered at their bedsides were executives and prominent venture capitalists, who confirmed the deaths. ‘The virus came out of nowhere,’ the treating physician said. ‘One minute
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