This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help you in business, indulge me for a minute in explaining…
Generation X prides itself on never being surprised, which has generally served us well. Keeping our expectations low and our cynicism-level high has allowed Gen X to remain agile throughout numerous economic and political upheavals.
But what if th…
In a new report, OpenAI said it found that AI models lie, a behavior it calls “scheming.” The study performed with AI safety company Apollo Research tested frontier AI models. It found “problematic behaviors” in the AI models, which most c…
When the indie fragrance brand Phlur first launched in 2022, it was only available online—meaning customers had to buy its perfumes without ever smelling them. At the time, creative director Chriselle Lim wasn’t sure whether anyone would actually want…
Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week.
The total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715, acc…
Businesses are feeling a lot of pressure from uncertainty these days. Slipping profits, tight budgets, AI and automation, and employees worrying about layoffs.
In these moments of uncertainty, your team needs a few things that they don’t teac…
“I’ve done everything I can here,” Alex told me. “But every time I think about leaving, I feel a massive sense of guilt, like I’d be abandoning my team.”
Alex is an executive vice president at a technology and manufacturing company, and she leads o…
When answering the phone, do you lead with a “hello” or “[insert name] speaking”? Or do you simply pick up, breathe into the receiver, and hope the other person says something?
Well, the latter might be common among the workforce’s youngest member…
Charlotte Blease is an associate professor in the medical faculty at Uppsala University in Sweden. She is also a researcher in the Digital Psychiatry Program at Harvard Medical School.
What’s the big idea?
Humans are fallible . . . and unfortuna…
As of this month, 34 states and Washington, D.C., have policies aimed to reduce cellphone use at school, including complete or partial bans. One of the key figures who is credited with inspiring this movement is Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist a…
