Next time youre feeling down or anxious, stop feeling hopeless and do some math. Seriously. Chip Conley , the founder of Joie de Vivre , the second-largest boutique hotel company in the U.S., is the author of the just-released Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success .
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19 governors urged to support legislation aimed at cutting down on concussions in youth football
Read More »Documenting Life in a Start-up
Ctrl+Alt+Compete, a new documentary that debuts later this year, explores start-up culture through the lens of five entrepreneurs. (And you can watch it for free.) First there was Shark Tank
Read More »Apple Doesn’t Sell Computers (& Neither Should You)
It's time to stop selling what you do, or make. Instead, start selling why you do it.
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India marks one year since last reported case of polio - what does crippling disease look like?
Read More »Internet addiction changes brain similar to cocaine: Study
Internet addiction disorder changes brain's white matter areas related to emotions, self control, study shows
Read More »5 Resources For The 4 Year Career
These five innovative nonprofits are all developing responses to the faster-changing world of work outlined in " Generation Flux " and " The Four-Year Career ." Looking for a second career? Civic Ventures offers Encore Fellowships in seven states. These fellowships, which carry a small stipend, give retirees the chance to use their skills during a full-time or part-time commitment at a nonprofit, and perhaps segue into an "encore career" with meaning
Read More »CES: 7 Gadgets for Extreme Productivity
From the exhibition floor of the mega Consumer Electronics Show: compact, portable devices that will help you get your work done better and faster. This year's Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas was better than ever.
Read More »See the Coolest Sleep Technology at CES
Three innovative products that monitor, analyze, and improve your hours of shut-eye, straight from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. LAS VEGAS—You probably already know the scary findings about the costs of sleep deprivation on the job.
Read More »Create a Great Place to Work: 4 Steps
You can have a vision for the culture of your company but ultimately you have to let go and see what happens. Some time ago we set out to create one of the greatest places to work in America.
Read More »The Social TV Space Heats Up
Social TV start-up GetGlue closes a $12 million round but it has plenty of competition. GetGlue, the fledgling social network for TV watchers and other entertainment, has raised $12 million in new financing from new and existing investors. The two-year-old company's apps and website lets its two million registered users check in to TV shows and other entertainment while chatting to other people and picking up recommendations.
Read More »The Four-Year Career
Lessons from the new world of quicksilver work, where "career planning" is an oxymoron.
Read More »Social Search: How Your Friends Matter
The big search engines are now using social content to shape results pages. Time to rethink your online marketing? These days, two frequently asked question of my agency are, "How does all of this social media content and sharing impact my search engine rankings?" and "Do my social network status updates in Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn help these rankings?" The short answer is, yes, your social activity does have an impact on search results—and, more to the point, so does your company's activity.
Read More »10 gyms with the most amazing views
At these panoramic fitness centers there's no excuse to hang onto that post-festivity bulge
Read More »Screen Grabbing: Forget The Second-Screen TV Experience, How About A Third?
Once upon a time it was uncommon for households to have more than one television. Not anymore.
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