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The 3 biggest design trends at CES 2020
Every January, the annual Consumer Electronics Show snaps the tech press out of its holiday stupor to fly to Las Vegas and walk through aisle after aisle of new televisions, robots, and plain old weird gadgets that are all billed as the next big thing.
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16 incredibly useful things you didn’t know YouTube could do
Let’s be honest: YouTube and productivity don’t exactly go hand in hand. But just because a site is a famously good way to procrastinate doesn’t mean you have to waste your time while using it.
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How to answer 5 common trick questions designed to trip you up in an interview
Common interview questions such as “Tell me about yourself” may not make you panic as much as a bizarre question like “How do you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?” But they can still wreak havoc on your responses if you aren’t prepared.
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These are the 5 things you should be doing while building your career
Career-building in today’s world can be overwhelming. Once upon a time, all you needed was a job offer from an established company and you’d basically be set up for life.
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5 Google Maps tricks to make your travels more efficient, fast, and fun
For many of us, Google Maps is an indispensable tool—but not one whose advanced features we spend that much time exploring. While it’s a solid choice for simply getting from point A to point B without much fuss, here are some helpful features and functionality that let you do a lot more than simply arrive…
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The 50 best workplaces for innovators
It’s not about the perks. For Fast Company‘s inaugural Best Workplaces for Innovators list, we set out to find companies that empower all employees—not just top executives, scientists, or coders—to create new products, improve operations, and take risks. We searched for businesses where innovation isn’t just a buzzword but a part of the value system and…
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These Navy SEAL tricks will help you perform better under pressure
When’s the last time you paid attention to your breath? Most of us take it for granted and don’t stop to think how deeply we inhale or exhale. But most of us also survive on shallow breaths that have us living on edge constantly.
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Five ways to find out if someone is smarter than you (and why you need to know)
According to a well-known story, Amos Tversky, the Israeli Nobel Prize winner who pioneered the scientific study of behavioral economics, was so freakishly smart that he inspired his academic colleagues to create an intelligence test based on him. What was the test? Simple: the sooner you realize that Tversky is smarter than you, the smarter you…
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Bill Gates says to read these 5 books to change your perspective on a world in crisis
If you are Bill Gates, who spends his time immersed in global issues like poverty, infant and maternal health, and infectious diseases, your idea of a summer beach read is far from the norm of a frothy romantic comedy or thrilling-but-forgettable crime novel.
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12 books that CEOs think you should read in 2019
If you’re a founder or aspiring entrepreneur, perhaps you’re looking to round out your reading list for 2019 with a few inspiring business reads. We asked entrepreneurs to offer their book recommendations for the new year, including both recent releases and older favorites. A number of CEOs lauded the first book on this list–one you…
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16 apps and tools that help CEOs stay productive and successful
As you set your goals for 2019, you may be looking for new strategies to boost your productivity. Perhaps you want to find a way to better manage your email or organize your to-dos on a day-to-day basis. We asked a number of CEOs which apps and tools help them–and their teams–stay on task and…
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The 25 best new apps of 2018
Just when you thought there weren’t any more apps worth downloading, along comes 2018 with plenty of fresh ideas. Some of these apps first appeared this year, while others are significant upgrades. Either way, they’ll all help you make better use of your phone, tablet, or computer.
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6 Apps to help you refocus after your summer vacation
Of all the seasonal shifts, the one from summer to fall might be the most difficult for our concentration. After months of laid-back, half-day Fridays, vacations, and a general slowdown in the office, once autumn arrives, it’s back to business. This can be a stressful transition for many professionals who must now switch from low…
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How to answer these 10 tricky questions tactfully in a job interview
We’ve all been there—pleased that an interview was going really well until the interviewer threw out a real doozy of a question that you just don’t know how to answer. But you don’t have to panic. We asked career coach Hallie Crawford to give us advice on how to answer the most difficult questions you’ve ever been…
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Moneyball for business: How AI is changing talent management
The online games were easy–until I got to challenge number six. I was applying for a job at Unilever, the consumer-goods behemoth behind Axe Body Spray and Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise.
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7 design lessons from Silicon Valley’s most important failure
The head of AI at Apple. The founder of Nest. The head of Google’s speech recognition. The CTO of Twitter. The CTO and cofounder of LinkedIn. The VP of technology at Apple. They all have one thing in common: In the early 1990s, they worked at a small Silicon Valley startup you’ve never heard of.
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The 3 types of work friends you need early in your career
Confession: I clung firmly to an “I can do things all by myself” mentality when I first started my career. I thought that if I just went to work every day, kept my head down, and did my job well, I’d successfully rise through the ranks in no time.
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These 7 Common Speaking Habits Undercut Your Credibility
Every speaker needs to be credible. If your audience spends the duration of your talk mulling over whether or not to take you seriously, you can kiss goodbye to any chance of your message resonating. Sometimes your credibility has as much to do with your behavior as it does with the message itself. Here are…
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The 25 Best New Apps of 2017
From all-new upstarts to dramatically improved old favorites, these apps for phones, tablets, PCs, and the web offer something for everyone.
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How To Respond To Negative Reviews On Facebook, Yelp, And Google
Every small business, startup, and consultant eventually gets hit with a bad review on a prominent platform. Here’s what you need to know to survive it.
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Facebook thinks the answer to its fake news problems is Wikipedia
Your teacher might not trust Wikipedia’s crowdsourced encyclopedia, but it looks like Facebook does. The social media giant thinks the solution to its fake news problem maybe in Wikipedia’s digital pages.
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6 Ex-Googlers Share How They Landed The Job
Look at virtually any “best places to work” list, and you’ll likely find Google at or near the top. A 2016 report based on LinkedIn data found Google was the best at attracting and retaining its 60,000 employees, with benefits like free food, massages, and after-death benefits.
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How You Really Sound in Job Interviews
Watch this intensely squirmy video to discover why you aren’t getting hired—and what you can do about it.
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Why A Bad Interview Doesn’t Always Mean You Won’t Get The Job
Just wrapped up a job interview that couldn’t have gone worse? Don’t freak out yet.
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The AR/VR market will surge 100% over each of the next four years: IDC
Research house IDC says in a new report that worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market will increase by 100% or more over each of the next four years.
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How To Make Your Gap Year Valuable To Prospective Employers
Last year, Malia Obama made headlines when the White House announced that she would defer her admission to Harvard in order to take a gap year.
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Your Creative Calendar: 77 Things To See, Hear, And Read This May
Get ready to scream in space with a new “Alien,” jam out to the return of Faith Evans, and endure anew the unbreakability of “Kimmy Schmidt.”
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In 15 Years, Millions Of People Will Give Up Their Cars For Autonomous Ride Hailing
In L.A.–where commuters each spent an average of 104 hours stuck in traffic in 2016–most people drive to work alone. But in 15 years, a new report estimates, more than 2 million of them may have given up their cars. Autonomous cars are likely to be on roads in three or four years. As adoption…
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The 10 Most Innovative Companies In Social Media 2017
Gone are the days of managing regularly updated Facebook profiles or Twitter accounts and calling it “social media.”
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Beyond The 80/20 Rule: This Formula Might Make You Rethink Time Management
Kim ran a successful professional services firm with a staff of 28 and clients in a dozen states. But when she shared her 2017 goals with me, I saw something that gave me pause. There, under her revenue and profit goals for the year, was this sentence: “Eliminate 12 hours a month of non-revenue work.”
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The Business Of Fasting
Fasting is the simplest and cheapest way to improve your health, but why get the benefits for free when you can pay for them?
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Exactly What (Not) To Say When Negotiating Your Salary
Salary negotiations are stressful, but that doesn’t have to leave you grasping for the right turn of phrase or stammering something you’ll live to regret. Here’s a guide to getting it right no matter which twists and turns the negotiating process takes.
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The Real Reason Your Marketing Plan Isn’t Bringing In Business
At the most basic level, your business needs two marketing strategies: One that increases your credibility and one that generates qualified leads. But it’s easier said than done, right?
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