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5 Tips for Dealing with Annoying People at Work

Success

A 2015 Harvard study shared that 80% of employees report lost work time worrying about a co-worker’s behavior and how to deal with the person. To do this, she gives a few examples of specific problems. She refers to this latter behavior as being “anchored in jackassery.” It’s easy to pick apart everything they do as problematic.

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Sleep, Diet, Exercise: Why You Seriously Need All 3 to Be Successful

Success

Many of us have likely heard food referred to as “fuel,” or perhaps we even think of it as such ourselves. For example, if it means missing a TV show to squeeze in a workout, do it. This article was published in October 2015 and has been updated. We tend to think simplistically about food.

Health 306
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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource. For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com.

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Aerial Shift: How Drones are Redrawing the Landscape of the Future Workplace

Allwork

Sometimes referred to as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or simply, drones, these devices are already preventing workers from putting themselves in compromising or dangerous situations. At the time of writing, drone regulations are light.

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‘Autism Is Not a Spell That Gets Lifted—It’s a Way of Being’

Success

During the Night of Too Many Stars autism fundraiser in March 2015, 24-year-old Owen Suskind dressed in gray slacks and a V-neck sweater hurried onstage, clearly excited to meet his idol—and not at all self-conscious about it. Owen Suskinds’ successes As of 2015, 32-year-old Owen lives in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Hello, Gilbert!”

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

Duckworth, for example, says her “highest-level goal is to use psychological science to help kids thrive.” According to one 2015 study by Oettingen and colleagues, participants who had mentally contrasted reported being more successful at managing their time. We fail to consider alternatives. We get stuck in a sunk cost trap.

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Is the Gig Economy a "Big Nothingburger"?

Small Business Labs

The Mother Jones article The Gig Economy is a Big Nothingburger is an excellent example of the response to a new paper - Understanding Trends in Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States - from the economists Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger. This was due to data challenges and business cycle effects. 

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