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Just because someone says it on the Internet doesn't mean it's true.

Mindful context switching is a strategic approach to task management that emphasizes the importance of staying focused on a single task while maintaining an acceptable level of responsiveness.

A story about a habit I picked up working in restaurants, and how the lesson I learned still helps me write better software to this day.

Companies like Alphabet have consistently sunk millions into their innovation departments, only to be routinely outpaced by smaller operations.

When your kids balk, science is on your side.

Fear of failure starts in early childhood. We are social animals and feel the need to be accepted by others, which begins with the acceptance and love of our parents.

The long read: Across this fractured region, informal networks rule. So if you need to send something, ask someone who’s already going that way

As a historian, the experience made me question my ideas about memory and identity

By planting flags throughout the world, you can get the best of everything, including the best banks and the best employment opportunities.

A group of scientists are trying to track down how it works in the brain

The legends of a genre made by and for the young are getting old. Some embrace it – and it elevates their art, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Jay Marion never expected Virginia's elite restaurants to be interested in the foraging skills his grandparents taught him.

Marketing, Hype, and Making Decisions

Australian actor advocates trying hard, but not too hard – if you operate at 85% capacity you’ll be more relaxed and perform better

Staying Ahead: Embrace the Power of Proactive Health In an era characterised by technological advancement and innovation, our lives have been transformed in many ways....

Intuition plays an important role in decision making, but it can be dangerously unreliable in complicated situations. A new set of analytical tools can help you leverage your instinct without being sabotaged by its weaknesses.

Don't play games you don't want to win.

The 20-year journey of Ben Chestnut, founder of MailChimp

As we are about to start the planning meetings for 2024 at AWS, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I take notes.

In the xkcd comic Working, a man is seen filling up his gas tank. "Why are you going here", says the observer, "Gas is ten cents a gallon cheaper at the station five minutes that way". He responds "B…

Shopify’s director of production engineering explains how reading broadly helps him get to the bottom of things

During the boom times, I launched a start-up so I could become rich. Years later, I’m still looking for my exit.