When I’m editing, I expect to run into things that don’t make sense. But I’ve found that when something in a story sticks out asreallynot making sense, there’s a better-than-average chance the writer based it directly on real life. These unbelievable story elements could be cultural...
No one really knows what the future holds, either in terms of how long they might live or what market performance will be, especially in the short term. What is clear, however, is that people usually aren't factoring in market performance when choosing their retirement date, says Daniel ...
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life, and she won't chase a man." Her sassy book is filled with scenarios and advice aimed at making women subtly stronger and self-empowered. Argov's principles, which range from the farfetched to the downright absurd, include "If you give him a feeling of power, he'll want to ...
Even within the scope of one audience, how your brand shows up should vary depending on where, when, and with whom you interact. In your own life, think of the depth of communication with a new friend versus a lifelong bestie. A brand hasn’t earned the time and space in the lives ...
making that the most common living arrangement for the cohort. People who live with a romantic partner tend to have sex more than those who don’t—and living with your parents is obviously bad for your sex life. But this doesn’t explain why young people are partnering up less to begin...
Statistics say that the average person changes their job between five and seven times in their lives. As we grow older, although the frequency of these changes slows, the importance of them grows. No longer do we have to live up to someone else’s expectations and fulfill someone else’s ...
effects and to distinguish between different accounts of the foundations of knowledge. The texts Kronman recommends are, as he says, concerned with the meaning of life; those who study them, however, come away not with a life made newly meaningful, but with a disciplinary knowledge newly ...
Things to avoid include salad, hard vegetables, red meat and dry food. I am not perfect and I do eat things that I technically shouldn’t at my own risk. I like Mcdonalds, although it is possible to customise items, for example removing the bun from a burger. KFC is another favourite...
Felix: Now, I think what you’re getting at, too, is that the key is to identify these trade offs, understanding which trade offs you can live with, and which ones you cannot live with. So, on the other side of this, where do you think entrepreneurs might spend too much time on ...