Language Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others?Ladders - Marco Tulio Pacheco Coelho and Michael Gavin People across the world describe their thoughts and emotions, share experiences and spread ideas through the use of thousands of distinct languages. …
Anger 5 questions that will make you emotionally strongLadders - Eric Barker Ever been caught in the grip of extreme emotions? I’m gonna guess whatever decision you made next probably wasn’t a good one.When we’re anxious, …
Success Why it’s better to be rejected than to be ignoredLadders - Gustavo Razzetti “I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me.” — Oprah WinfreyRejection is often described as the ‘dismissal’ of a proposal or an idea.The fear of being …
Success This mental trick will boost your workout before it even happensLadders - Alena Hall We all have those days when the alarm buzzes bright and early just in time for our morning workout and there’s nothing in the world we’d rather do …
Success 7 types of words you need to stop capitalizingLadders - Danny Rubin Look, I don’t want to rain on NASA’s interplanetary parade.In 2014, NASA scientists did send the new Orion spacecraft 3,604 miles beyond Earth as they …
Work-life Balance A look at technology solutions provider REI Systems (and how to get hired there)Ladders - Jennifer Fabiano By strictly defining what success means, REI Systems has retained a “vast majority” of its customers over its 30-year history. The technology …
Public Sector REI Systems CEO Shyam Salona on scaling a company and 30 years of successLadders - Jennifer Fabiano You may have never heard of REI Systems, the information technology services company based in Sterling, Virginia, but chances are you’re familiar …
Work-life Balance Managers that do this regularly make more money and are better bossesLadders - CW Headley Last year 24 million people quit their job with the intention of becoming their own boss. A recent Freshbook survey revealed that a pervasive lack of …
Baby Boomers What children really think about their parents’ finances, health, and careersLadders - CW Headley As Baby Boomers prepare to abdicate their title as the largest living adult generation, experts begin to unpack all of the fundamental ways that …
Insomnia Insomnia can lead to this negative health double whammyLadders - Sheila McClear As if laying awake half the night isn’t bad enough, new research finds that insomnia is associated with a higher risk of heart disease and …
Eco Fashion This company will pay you $100,000 to leave your day job to pursue your dreamLadders - Sheila McClear Would you quit your job to pursue your passion – opening a knitting shop/bookstore, finishing a novel, open a craft brewery – if you had $100,000 in …
Success If you do this very common thing during your work break, your brain is in troubleLadders - Sheila McClear If you’re working on a mentally difficult assignment, don’t take a break by noodling around with your cell phone. It depletes your brain and doesn’t …
Success 7 overused phrases to eliminate from your work emailsLadders - Lucinda Starr Email is a necessary evil in almost every workplace. Despite our attempts to optimize our time, it’s all too easy to spend hours mindlessly …
Success How to get along with negative peopleLadders - LaRae Quy Negative people show up in all walks of life. As an undercover FBI agent, I couldn’t pick and choose the people I met. So, I learned to get along …
Success 5 ways to reframe your identity and create successLadders - Benjamin P. Hardy If you look at your present and future selves as two different people, then your likelihood of making better decisions here and now will improve.Why …
Success Comparing yourself to others means you’ll never feel satisfiedLadders - Maggie Germano Have you ever heard the saying “comparison is the thief of joy”? I’ve found it to be incredibly true in my own life. The idea is that if you always …
Success These are the health trends that will change the game in the next 10 yearsLadders - Winston Ibrahim My health and wellness journey truly began in 2015, when I was in an accident and nearly lost my life.Even 18 months later, I was still in …
Oslo 72 hours in Oslo, NorwayLadders - Terri Marshall Situated on the Oslo Fjord, Norway’s largest city provides an interesting juxtaposition of past and present. Nowhere is this more evident than in its …
Weddings WTFunds: Millennials are going into debt to have Instagrammable weddingsLadders - Holly Hammond It’s a huge honor to be asked to be a bridesmaid for one of your besties. It means you’re one their elite friends and they like you better than …
Sleep Want better sleep? Try a warm bath or shower 1-2 hours before bedtime, study suggestsLadders - Shahab Haghayegh Do you struggle trying to fall asleep? Do you feel you don’t get enough sleep and you feel sleepy during the day? You are not alone. The American …
Sleep Sleep better: how to fall back asleep when you wake up too earlyLadders - Shelly Ibach Welcome to Sleep Better, a new advice column to answer your most pressing questions about sleep — how to get more of it, how to improve the quality …
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso: harnessing willpowerLadders - Zat Rana In 1895, had his sister not died, Picasso may never have picked up a paintbrush again. 1He had made a pact with God. At age 13, he promised to give …
College & University The best total package college in each stateLadders - Kavita Pillai Do you know how many colleges there are in your state? If you are thinking too many, you are not wrong.Now, what if I asked you to name the best …
Salaries & Wages 5 ways to increase your salary that anyone can doLadders - Steve Adcock Back when I worked a full-time job, I always looked for ways to increase my salary. More money, baby. That’s the key to everything in life, right? …
Work-life Balance Beyond the bickering: 5 steps to resolving conflict in your teamLadders - Jono Bacon You can run the most efficient, well-run company in the world, packed with eager team members clad in your branded hoodies, but at some point, …
GDP The world’s $86 trillion economy visualized in one chartLadders - HowMuch The world’s GDP still grew a healthy 6.9% in 2018, up from $80.2 trillion in 2017 to $85.8 trillion. Nearly half of this growth came from the world’s …
Business 4 reasons why your job offer disappeared into thin airLadders - Jane Burnett Scoring a job — only to hear that the offer is no longer on the table — can be pretty painful. But while taking back a job offer might have legal …
Burnout There are 6 types of burnout. Which one do you have?Ladders - CW Headley Two generations conflating their source of income with a series of philosophical concerns has led to pervasive job dissatisfaction across all …
Work-life Balance Wearing these two colors together will help you win every meetingLadders - Meredith Lepore We know certain colors, especially when combined, can make you happier (or a better employee) but are there certain colors that will help you be the …
Yoga Research says this wellness practice may make you less of a stress messLadders - CW Headley Yoga and meditation, share the misfortune of an indelible association with the “pseudosciences.” Their journey into the Western mainstream is …
