Long hours at the office with your team isn't the only way to build a business, according to entrepreneur Sara Sutton Fell. Think of the start-up life and you'll probably picture young dreamers asleep under their desks, working all hours and powering themselves with caffeine drinks and the will to succeed
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Your resolution for 2012 is to finally get into social media.
Read More »Your Appendix Could Save Your Life
Your appendix may save your life that is, if you have one. If you don t, well, I will get to that. First I want to tell you about a guy I know, Bill Parker Bill Parker grew up in Arkansas and is, by my precise calculation, fifty percent pure backwoods Arkansan and fifty percent intellectual wild man
Read More »New Year’s Advice: Don’t Sell to Jerks
When you sell to people you truly can't stand, you make yourself less effective and hurt your sales growth. For the past week—the first I’ve had off since February 2007—I’ve been trying to decide how to best start out the new year
Read More »Out-of-Body Experiences Linked with Poor Sense of Own Body
Many individuals report having an out-of-body experience at some point in their life, and now scientists are homing in on the cause. [More]
Read More »Authenticity Vs. Perfection: How To Brand Like A Rock Star
Billy Joel’s schmaltzy ballad “Honesty” spoke the truth back in 1979. Yet at the time, the accepted strategy for building a brand was creating perceptions that were often far removed from reality
Read More »Common Brain Mechanisms Underlie Supernatural Perceptions (preview)
You may have never personally caught sight of Jesus Christ’s face in a potato chip, but you have likely succumbed to an equally improbable belief at some point in your life. Many people claim that ghosts exist or that their dreams can predict the future.
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: Phillip Lim, Shot By Jake Chessum
Inside the life and mind of Phillip Lim , one of the most talented and most elusive young fashion designers of our time. Here, Lim is photographed in the New York loft that will soon be his new HQ.
Read More »Killing Your Job
When is the right time to walk away from a project or job? And what about all your fears of leaving? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from The 4-Hour Workweek (2007) by Tim Ferriss .
Read More »The Art of Audacious Conversation
How does one get over their fear and start talking and networking with those that can help your business, from VC rockstars to possible partners? Even a personal hero, such as Nike cofounder Phil Knight? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Never Eat Alone (2005) by Keith Ferrazzi .
Read More »Facebook Testing "Listen" Buttons?, LinkedIn’s India Membership Rises To 13 Million, Yahoo May Cut Its Alibaba Stock
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Facebook Testing "Listen" Button
Read More »Stop Your Business From Ruining Your Health
Short temper, weight gain, and high stress: Your business is doing this to you. Make these simple fixes to boost your mental and physical well-being.
Read More »Video: Therapy dogs help the sick
Pet therapy dogs bring normalcy and comfort to an otherwise sterile environment. CBS News correspondent Debbye Turner Bell reports on this new field of study and how it changed the life of a young girl with a rare neurological disease.
Read More »Does This Animal Live Unusually Long? [Slide Show]
Steven Austad , of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has applied the longevity quotient--which he developed--to many species, including those depicted here.
Read More »Does This Animal Live Unusually Long? [Slide Show]
Steven Austad , of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has applied the longevity quotient--which he developed--to many species, including those depicted here.
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