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Does birth order dictate career choices? This study has the answer John Anderer

Researchers at UH say birth order has minimal to no impact whatsoever on a person’s career, creativity, and overall life outcomes. Read More

Advice

4 reasons you need to have dedicated ‘me time’ right now Samantha Hawrylack

Don’t let one more day in 2020 pass you by without taking some ‘me time.’ Take it from me, schedule it into your week, or you won’t do it. Read More

Advice

This simple holiday activity could be a gamechanger for your happiness John Anderer

Researchers at the University of California, Davis are presenting a fresh take on that age-old conundrum, and providing some compelling new evidence that it is indeed better to give than receive. Read More

Productivity

If you were like this as a teenager, you will have a more successful career John Anderer

Besides concrete job experience, a new study from the University of Houston has identified a few personality changes during young adulthood associated with greater early career success. Read More

Advice

Be 1.01% better each day — To create extraordinary results in your life Tim Denning

You don’t magically win the lottery and become a millionaire — you invest tiny amounts of money over time into real assets. Read More

Office Life

This is all the ways the pandemic is hurting women’s careers Sarah Dillon

Women in the workplace face unique, challenging obstacles. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these obstacles are only being pronounced further. Read More

Advice

Winning the inbox war: 4 small but helpful tricks to spend less time on your phone Jonah Malin

Are you spending entirely too much time on your phone? For most of us, the answer is yes. Win the inbox war with these 4 helpful tips to getting off of it. Read More

Personal Finance

This generation has had to completely rethink money because of COVID-19 Kyle Schnitzer

More than half — 52% — of respondents said they wished they had a better job with their money during the pandemic. That meant Millennials and Gen Zers had to rethink their approach to casual spending and reinvest funds elsewhere. Read More

Health

This is the best country to retire to in the world John Anderer

Researchers at Michigan State University investigated which countries show the highest levels of ageism, or discrimination toward older people, and which nations show the most respect to their older citizens. 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.