EDITOR'S PICK LIFESTYLE 22 Greatest Lessons Learnt In 2022 Someone asked me the other day, “As December 2022 you (today), what advice would you tell the January 2022 version of you, if you could go back in time?”. Naturally… I stole the question and eagerly asked everyone else I saw that day, the same thing. It got me thinking. Apart from the fact that I would […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY The Japanese Concept Of Ikigai Key Takeaways: Ikigai is the Japanese concept of ‘reason for being’. In practical terms, your Ikigai lies at the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs. So even when our passions and obligations are fulfilled, our chosen path still needs to resonate […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY TECHNOLOGY The Challenges & Benefits Of Digital Distractions Key Takeaways: We are in the midst of a battle for our attention. Faced with the kinds of findings that arose from our research, it is easy to be nostalgic about a past that existed before the digital revolution. Despite the generational stereotypes of teenagers glued to their screens, a majority of middle-aged people said […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY 7 Habits Of Unhappy People “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”Marcus Aurelius “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”Marcel Proust Circumstances can certainly make life unhappy. But a part – often a big part […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LIFESTYLE PSYCHOLOGY 7 Habits For Good Mental Health During Pandemic In countries all around the world, people are staying at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Some countries are under strict lockdown, with residents unable to leave the house except for essential reasons. In other countries and regions, the cafes, pubs, and entertainment venues have closed down, and people […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFESTYLE 7 Habits that Killing Your Productivity It feels good to be productive, right? To get the most productivity out of your day, it’s not just a matter of working hard. It’s also a matter of getting rid of obstacles that are in your way. There are seven habits that will kill your productivity levels. Let’s take a look at what they […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFESTYLE STARTUPS Why Motivation is Garbage Dopamine is what you need not motivation. As one of my favorite authors Mel Robins said you live in a complete falsehood that at some point your gonna have the courage, that at some point you’re going to have the confidence but that is total bullshit and there are so many people in the world […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFESTYLE STRATEGY How to LOSE Friends & Influence over People Four years ago, I had three radical life-altering events thrust upon me in quick succession. My father was diagnosed with terminal kidney failure. I was diagnosed with appendicitis far too late and it wreaked havoc on my gut and ended in two major surgeries. Oh, and I lost my job. I learned, by force, how […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFESTYLE STARTUPS Understanding Korean Hyper Consumerism The wonder drug for Korean startup growth, domestic hyper-consumerism, is pivotal in the development of the startup market and for this reason deserves a more in-depth analysis than the window dressing it normally receives. For those new to this concept, Korean hyper-consumerism is the fixation on having the nicest and newest gadgets, clothing, etc. which […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS LIFESTYLE Women on Top In Tech – Susanne Birgersdotter, Founder of Stockholm App Lab and iGotcha (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Susanne Birgersdotter is a Swedish serial entrepreneur, investor, and global speaker. She is the founder of Stockholm App Lab, iGotcha, Birgersdotter innovate and SBDM Invest, as […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is Web3 A Fad? Key Takeaway: Web3 is an alternative vision of the web where the services are purely algorithmic things hosted by everybody, and has been called “the hyperfinancialization of all human existence”. Data is no longer easily accessible, making it difficult for entrepreneurs to acquire more users, leading to a stagnant cycle. Web3 startups have focused on […] Written by Eric Feng March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why The Fourth Industrial Revolution Hasn’t Started Yet Key Takeaway: The fourth industrial revolution is a way of connecting together advanced technologies to transform how we make things, but many companies have been slow to take advantage of it. Searches for “industry 4.0” have dropped due to lack of awareness, high risk and scrutiny, and resistance to change among workers. Industry 4.0 technologies […] Written by Ralf Seifert March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The World After Oil Key Takeaway: The production and consumption of fossil fuels is on the rise, and expected to peak within the next decade. To consider alternatives to oil, we need to be aware of the scale of its integration into our lives. Caleb Wellum, an assistant professor of U.S. history at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada, […] Written by Nehal El-Hadi February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Secret Chemistry Of Chocolates Key Takeaways: Chocolate has been around for at least 4,000 years, and is now a trillion-dollar global industry. It starts out as a dull-tasting bean, packed into a pod that grows on a cacao tree, and requires two key steps: fermentation and roasting. Roasting is an art form, with different temperatures and times producing different […] Written by Sheryl Barringer February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Making Sense Of UFOs In The Modern Era Key Takeaway: UFOs are the term used to describe aircraft that aren’t easily identified or explained, and have been around since the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 2020, the U.S. Navy released multiple videos of unidentified aerial phenomena, sparking interest in the public and government. UAPs are more likely to be human-made, rather than […] Written by Wendy Cobb February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Is Effective Altruism? Key Takeaway: Effective altruism is an intellectual and charitable movement that seeks to find the best ways to help others. It was inspired by the philosopher Peter Singer and has gained traction due to its popularity among some extremely wealthy donors, such as Dustin Moskovitz, who co-founded Facebook and the Asana digital work management platform. […] Written by Jacob Bauer February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Can The Laws Of Physics Prove God’s Existence? Key Takeaway: God may not be able to break the laws of physics, but the universe is expanding at a rate of 70km/s per Mpc and light has travelled 1023km in the 13.8 billion years of its existence. Cosmologists believe that the universe may be part of a multiverse, where many different universes co-exist but […] Written by Monica Grady February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked