The bill’s release has been delayed by the Treasury Department for what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claims are strictly technical reasons, though other sources tell the Times that the delay stemmed from the desire to avoid the possibility of Trump canceling the new design altogether in favor of keeping Andrew Jackson, his favorite president, on the front of the bill. The Times‘s anonymous source says they have personally seen a metal engraving plate and a digital image of the design as recently as May 2018. … [Read more...] about See a proposed redesign of the $20 bill, featuring Harriet Tubman
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You need to listen to your intuition more at work. Here’s how
Spending lots of energy trying to understand every detail in a message Attempting to store the entirety of a message When we believe that intelligence is a function of how much knowledge we hold in our minds, information acquisition becomes a game of quantity over quality. We form the impossible expectation that we need to know everything to do our job well. … [Read more...] about You need to listen to your intuition more at work. Here’s how
These 7 podcasts will make you more productive in 2021
Mindful Productivity When it comes to being productive, we’d all like to be able to switch it on at will so we can power through a mountain of emails or whip up a pitch-perfect presentation. This podcast, hosted by Sarah Steckler, takes a more human-focused approach to productivity so that it’s purposeful and sustainable. Episodes are released weekly, run about 20 to 40 minutes, and feature a nice mix of guest interviews and practical advice straight from Steckler. … [Read more...] about These 7 podcasts will make you more productive in 2021
Why Microsoft Word Really Sucks: It Was Invented In A Paper-Powered World
Now, to be fair to Microsoft, they have been addressing a lot of Word’s flaws. Their cloud product, Office 365, looks to be much better at allowing several people to fiddle in a shared file at once. And in the upcoming Office 15, not only will Track Changes get a makeover (the extent of which isn’t entirely clear in The Verge’s preview), Word will bridge a few gaps in its strange digital niche. Most importantly, it will allow inline editing of PDFs. Hallelujah. … [Read more...] about Why Microsoft Word Really Sucks: It Was Invented In A Paper-Powered World
Forget Zoom happy hours. Here are 4 livelier ways to socialize remotely
Scener works with most of the big-name services—Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, among others—and supports up to 10 people in a room at a time. As long as you and whoever else is watching all have accounts for whichever service, you can watch shows and movies together, complete with live video chatting in the sidebar. … [Read more...] about Forget Zoom happy hours. Here are 4 livelier ways to socialize remotely