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Have you ever looked at another person’s daily accomplishments and thought, “How do they do it”? By the time most are pouring a second cup of coffee in the morning, some super-achievers have gone for a 5-mile run, hit inbox zero, and nailed the rough draft of that report due next week. Oh, and they figured out the day’s Wordle, too. advertisement advertisement After more than a decade of writing and practicing productivity techniques, I’ve learned that these folks generally do know more about how to get more done. And you can adopt those practices, too. But, why would you? Getting more done in less time can mean that you have more free time to do the things you love with the people you love. Or, it can create space to fill with more work that could have a detrimental effect on your mental and physical health. I learned this the hard way last year. advertisement advertisement Don’t make the same mistakes. Instead, practice … [Read more...] about The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sian Leah Beilock is a cognitive scientist and expert in achieving peak performance under pressure. In her bestselling book, Choke , Beilock reveals confidence-building strategies for anxiety-inducing events like Olympic competitions, test-taking and public-speaking opportunities. Beilock faced her own pressure-filled moment in 2017 when the TED conference invited her to present her research to a live audience. Beilock, now president of Barnard College in New York City, talked to me recently about applying her research to prepare for the TED stage. Beilock realized that the TED audience would have high expectations from an expert who teaches people how to avoid choking under pressure. And that’s on top of the stress that already comes with giving a TED talk. “I do a lot of public speaking, but the TED talk was particularly nerve-wracking because it has an aura around it,” Beilock said. “And my mom came to … [Read more...] about How To Overcome Presentation Anxiety, According To An Award-Winning Cognitive Scientist

You know the place, even if you haven’t been there. advertisement advertisement From the outside, it has a spare, severe look. But inside, past the flower stall and barbershop, the vibe is serene and hushed. Long tables and worn leather chairs invite people to cluster; the scent of locally roasted coffee mixes with the sound of the nearby photo booth, whirring in the background. There are vintage records on the shelves and slinky indie pop on the speakers, and the late afternoon sunlight makes puddles on the century-old wood floor. The feeling is both of the moment and timeless. To a remarkable extent, this place, the Ace Hotel, is the brainchild of a single man, a lean, mop-haired native of the Pacific Northwest named Alexander Calderwood. A kind of hipster polymath, he was able to look around the corners of culture and see what was coming years, if not decades, before everyone else. In his 20-year career, Calderwood cofounded a barbershop, a … [Read more...] about Behind Ace Hotel Founder Alex Calderwood’s Creative Life And Untimely Death

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A print Juul advertisement that ran in Vice Magazine in 2015 as part of the e-cigarette company'’s ... [+] launch campaign, “Vaporized.” Juul 'Vaporized' ad in 2015 via Stanford Research Into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising Juul Labs, the maker of the most popular U.S. e-cigarette, is growing meteorically—on track to generate an estimated $1 billion in sales this year, up more than 300% from a year ago. However, its products haven’t only gained traction among smokers trying to wean themselves off cigarettes. They are also a hit with teenagers. What medical experts are calling a Juul-driven “youth nicotine epidemic” is gaining heightened attention from regulators like the Food and Drug Administration, which on Thursday said it is seeking a nationwide ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and will sharply restrict the sales of fruity-flavored nicotine vaping cartridges. Juul, likely aware of the … [Read more...] about The Disturbing Focus Of Juul’s Early Marketing Campaigns

Sonu Sood and Jitin Bhatia. A couple of years ago, Sonu Sood and his friend Jitin Bhatia asked a simple question: did any of their social media apps have a record of the places they had checked into, and uploaded photos of? When they couldn't find one, they decided to make their own app to do this: Explurger. Explurger - the name is a portmanteau of explore and urge - is a gamified, AI-powered app that allow users to connect and share moments. It also gives rewards, discounts, level-ups and creates travelogues. In an interview, Sonu Sood spoke about Explurger, putting India on the global map, his upcoming films, why the popularity of OTT is actually good for the film industry and more. Excerpts: How did you come up with Explurger? We all spend so much time on social media apps, and many times we feel that there are so many things that are missing there... We wanted to bring out a platform where, when you spend your time, it leads to your growth and it helps you get … [Read more...] about Sonu Sood on Explurger app: “I always believe that I am an engineer first”

"A good Rabi crop harvest is now critical for rural demand revival and, in turn, improvement in pricing power of different industries,"  Ashutosh Tiwari, Managing Director-Equities,  Equirus, said in an interview with Moneycontrol. After a significant rise in commodity prices, he feels margins are likely to remain under pressure due to commodity inflation as well as an increase in freight costs due to the rise in diesel prices, and believes that price increases by corporates will be gradual. Hence, margin normalisation will take 2-3 quarters if commodity prices stabilise, says Tiwari, who has more than a decade of experience in equity research. Edited excerpts: Do you think the Fed action going ahead will be a bigger cue than the Ukraine-Russia war now, for the equity market? The Ukraine-Russia war seems to be priced in by the market. Fed rates are likely to go up to the level of 2-2.25 percent over the next one year, driven by inflation. If there is a further increase in … [Read more...] about Daily Voice | Margin normalisation will take 2-3 quarters if commodity prices stabilise: Ashutosh Tiwari of Equirus

Great organisations and leaders actively look for data on their errors, so they can drive improvements. This flips the dynamic from ‘closed and defensive’ to ‘open and adaptive’. (Representational image: The Blowup via Unsplash) In a knowledge-rich world, progress does not lie in the direction of reading information faster, writing it faster, and storing more of it. Progress lies in the direction of extracting and exploiting the patterns of the world… And that progress will depend on … our ability to devise better and more powerful thinking programs for man and machine. - Herbert Simon, ‘Designing Organizations for an Information-rich World’, 1969. One of the best accounts of the Middle Eastern part of the Silk Road is that by Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo (d. 1412), who was sent as ambassador to Tamerlane by King Henry III of Castile and Leon in Spain. In his multiple audiences with the barbarian conqueror, never once did the taciturn Tamerlane look for praise. He inquired about … [Read more...] about Storyboard18 | Simply Speaking: Fail and you can fly higher…

RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. in Noida, India, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the automaker that sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes electric vehicles aren’t the answer to reducing carbon emissions in the world’s third-biggest releaser of greenhouse gases -- at least not in the immediate future. India’s largest automaker reckons that vehicles powered by hybrid technology, natural gas and biofuels present a better path toward a cleaner future than electric cars considering the nation generates about 75% of its electricity from dirty coal, Chairman R.C. Bhargava said in an interview. “Talking about electric cars without looking at the greenness of the electricity generated in the country is an inadequate approach to this … [Read more...] about Maruti Suzuki bets on hybrids over EVs in clean shift

Hemang Kapasi is the Head of Equities at Sanctum Wealth Hemang Kapasi, Head of Equities at Sanctum Wealth feels banking and financials are well-placed right now with the improving credit costs and rising interest rate environment, which is better for NIM (net interest margin) expansion. We believe banking and financials should do well once the current geopolitical tensions diffuse, said Kapasi in an interview to Moneycontrol. Hemang Kapasi has more than 13 years of experience in the equity market. Talking about the earnings, he said India Inc is bracing for earning downgrade in Q4FY22, largely led by elevated input and power costs. What is the one key theme that you want to bet on for the next fiscal? Close As things stand, we believe that the next financial year would not be led by one particular sector/theme as things are likely to be volatile. Having said that, we believe banking and financials should do well once the current geopolitical tensions … [Read more...] about Daily Voice | India Inc could face earnings downgrade in Q4FY22 after seven quarters of upgrade: Hemang Kapasi of Sanctum Wealth

The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced today the fifth consecutive month of lower power rates, as overall electricity rates for a typical household consuming 200kWh decreased to P9.0414 per kWh this September from last month’s P9.5674 per kWh. The downward adjustment of P0.5260 per kWh will mean a decrease of around P105 in the typical household’s total bill. The fifth straight month of electricity rate decrease represents a total downward adjustment of almost P1.52 per kWh since April 2019. Lower WESM charges lead to overall generation charge decrease From P4.9620 per kWh last month, generation charge for September went down to P4.5191 per kWh, a decrease of P0.4429 per kWh. The generation charge decrease is primarily due to lower charges from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). WESM charges decreased by P3.6503 per kWh mainly due to improved supply conditions in the Luzon grid. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) did … [Read more...] about Meralco rates down for the fifth straight month