Leveling Up

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10 books you should read right now to make you feel better about the future Michael Dinich

With the events of 2020 still looming over us, now is a great time to investigate a few feel-good books that will make the future look a bit brighter. Read More

4 pro tips for navigating the job hunt during COVID-19 Create and Cultivate Editors

Create the future you deserve by building your new job-hunt routine and staying on top of your goals and skills. Use these tips to your advantage. Read More

Advice

You spend 40% of your day doing this, and getting it right will help your career Steve Adcock

If almost half of our day is consumed by habits, making sure that our habits work well for us can have a profound difference in our lives and our career. Read More

Productivity

I worked out of my kitchen for a week and it had a weird effect on my productivity Danielle Page

My kitchen is separated from my living space, but I figured working out of that space would just leave me snacking all day long. Read More

Advice

13 pieces of productivity advice I borrowed from high achievers Tim Denning

Where are your time leaks? Look at your calendar. What is sucking the life out of you and bringing you closer to your eventual and natural end in life? … Read More

Advice

There is 1 reason you become distracted (it’s easy to fix)Kaitlyn McInnis

How does one go about eliminating the potentially damaging effects that Attention Residue can have on their task at hand? … Read More

How To

Listening to music at this tempo can double your productivity Marjolein Dilven

With binaural beats, two tones are playing in your headphones at slightly different frequencies. The difference between the frequencies creates a third tone. Our brain synchronizes our brainwaves with the frequency of that binaural beat. Read More

How To

There are 6 types of managers — Here’s how to handle each of them Bella Wanana

Learning how to work with different types of managers is key to fast career advancement. Here are six types of managers you will likely meet in your career, and tips on how to work with them. Read More

Health

I drank nothing but liquids for a full day and experienced a strange effect Steve Adcock

I stopped eating at 8 pm one evening and, through 8 pm of the next evening, drank nothing but liquids, to include water, coffee, and an occasional seltzer. Read More

Must Reads

What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.