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[ 7 Powerful Morning Routines That Will Make You Mentally Strong ]

effective morning routines to start day   Life as a busy entrepreneur is a bumpy roller-coaster ride, to say the very least. So how do successful people get through those crazy days? It all starts with waking up mentally tough. Skills can only take you so far without the grit, determination, and mental willpower to tackle anything life throws at you. Thankfully, there are some pretty simple techniques that everyone from Navy SEALs to U.S. Olympians...

Posted: 08/28/17 [ Read More... ]

[ Google Spent Years Studying Effective Bosses. Now They Teach New Managers These 6 Things ]

google   The transition from individual contributor to manager is not an easy one. In many cases, the skills that got you the promotion will not be the same ones that make you effective as a manager. Luckily, we have organizations like Google that have spent years researching this transition, to help us demystify the secrets to new managers' success. Using Project Oxygen, an internal study that analyzed more than 10,000 manager impressions including performance reviews, surveys, and nominations...

Posted: 08/21/17 [ Read More... ]

Bitcoin’s Latest Record Is Thanks to a Big Speed Breakthrough

[ Bitcoin’s Latest Record Is Thanks to a Big Speed Breakthrough ]

  Bitcoin soared past $4,000 for the first time on growing optimism faster transaction times will hasten the spread of the cryptocurrency.   The largest digital tender jumped to a peak of $4,187 Monday, a gain of nearly 17 percent since Friday, after a plan to quicken trade execution by moving some data off the main network was activated last week. The solution -- termed SegWit2x -- had been so contentious that a new version of the asset...

Posted: 08/15/17 [ Read More... ]

[ Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has U.S. Companies Wary of Hiring Foreign Tech Workers ]

donald trump immigration U.S. companies are thinking twice about hiring foreign tech workers amid uncertainty about immigration policies from the Trump administration, according to data released Wednesday by job searching site Hired. The number of interview requests from U.S. companies to foreign tech workers dropped by 60 percent between the second and fourth quarter of 2016. Interest in hiring foreign tech workers ticked back up after the presidential election, but it was still...

Posted: 08/14/17 [ Read More... ]

[ Working From Home Makes You Happier and ‘Massively’ More Productive, According to Science ]

Working From Home Makes You Happier and 'Massively' More Productive, According to Science

Working from home has got a bad rap. Many people seem to think it's a way to avoid hard work by getting out from under management's watchful eyes. Indeed, few pundits seemed to object when Yahoo, IBM, and Aetna rolled back their work-from-home policies. Indeed, working from home seems like heresy if believe in the "collaborative, innovative workplace" idea, or...

Posted: 07/17/17 [ Read More... ]

[ Why People are Going Crazy Over Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies ]

Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are on a tear this year, surpassing the returns seen in stocks, bonds and most other investments. The price of bitcoin has tripled since the beginning of the year, surging above $3,000 for the first time Sunday before dropping by more than 10 percent the next day. Returns for ethereum — a lesser known but quickly growing cryptocurrency — have been even more dramatic: It’s gained nearly 5,000...

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[ Cisco Introduces New ‘Intent-Based’ Access Networking Products And Services ]

When you think “enterprise networking,” the company that undoubtedly springs to mind for most people is Cisco Systems. With the majority of the world’s internet traffic running via Cisco core networks, it’s truly a global force to be reckoned with—for that reason, I follow the company very closely and am always looking forward to hearing what new products it’s working on. The big news from the past year was the change in leadership,...

Posted: 06/21/17 [ Read More... ]

[ IBM is letting Watson loose on Wall Street regulations ]

IBM is unleashing Watson, the tech company's artificial intelligence platform, on financial regulations. On Wednesday, the New York-based technology firm rolled out a suite of software solutions that will help financial institutions manage their regulatory responsibilities. "Essentially, we’re embedding our deep regulatory experience into Watson so that a broader group of professionals can benefit from this knowledge and help their organizations operate more effectively and efficiently," said Gene Ludwig, founder and chief executive at...

Posted: 06/16/17 [ Read More... ]

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[ What Do The Future of Bookstores Look Like? Amazon Just Showed Us (And It’s Awesome) ]

Amazon Retail ShoppingI'm a writer. Which means I'm part of the rare breed that enjoys the three-block walk to the little bookstore on the corner. I hear the little bell that rings above my head when I walk in and I suddenly feel at home. My favorite bookstore just closed last month. For a long time now, people have been questioning the future of physical books. I want to say it started even in...

Posted: 06/08/17 [ Read More... ]