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33 books everyone should read before turning 30
Business Insider - Drake Baer and Richard Feloni
While the only way to learn is to survive the inevitable cycle of successes and failures, it is always useful to have some guidance along the way. To help you out, we've selected some of our favorite that
Five new apps for a more efficient you
The Globe and Mail - Peter Nowak
"There aren't enough hours in the day" is the common refrain of the overworked worker. But perhaps it's not so much a case of having too much to do, but rather not being able to handle the load efficiently.
35 DIY Container Ideas to Completely Declutter Your Home | HuffPost Life
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4 New Books That Can Change Your Entrepreneurial Life
Entrepreneur - Adam Toren
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We read to know we’re not alone. -- William Nicholson As a lifelong entrepreneur, and an advocate of embracing the journey through business
3 Decisions You Should Make TODAY to Take Control of Your Life
pickthebrain.com - Thibaut Meurisse
Let’s face it, changing can be difficult, but you must if you want to take your power back and be in the driver’s seat of your life. There are three …
Note-Taking
5 Note Taking Platforms That Could Change Your Life
HuffPost - Amol Sarva
Work moves impossibly fast these days. You're a creative professional: You open up your browser to find a quick stat or nugget of information, and all of a sudden the juices of your brain are flowing you're
Are these the world's most high-tech headphones?
The Telegraph - By Soo Kim
Made with a “sleek and intelligent” design and equipped with Bluetooth technology, the Batband headphone, which was launched on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter last month, can be connected to your
19 startups that could make you a millionaire if you got hired there today
Business Insider - Maya Kosoff
Inspired by a 2012 Quora thread, we came up with our own list of companies you should join if you want to make some serious cash in four years, assuming you're able to negotiate a bunch of stock options
14 Tips For Getting Much More Out Of Gmail
HuffPost - Damon Beres
Free yourself from your inbox. No one likes email, but it's an inevitable part of life for most modern humans. A 2013 study estimated that people spend 13 hours every week sorting through it, which is
100 books everyone should read Amazon Goodreads
Business Insider
To celebrate, start working your way through this list of 100 Books To Read in a Lifetime, as voted on and ranked by users of Goodreads, the largest book recommendation site on the web. Amazon, which Goodreads,
These are the 65 hottest startups in New York City
Business Insider - Emmie Martin, Maya Kosoff and Melissa Stanger
But which are the coolest? Pulled from our recently published Silicon Alley 100 list, meet the coolest startups. All the companies on this list are private tech companies based in New York City that have
New Stagefright Bugs Leave More Than 1 Billion Android Users Vulnerable
VICE - Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Android’s security nightmare continues. In July, a security researcher revealed that Android phones could be hacked with a simple text, thanks to a series of bugs in the Android operating system that now
6 Lies Your Depression Wants You to Believe (& How to Not Fall Into the Trap)
thechangeblog.com - Kavetha Sundaramoorthy
“The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – Albert Camus When depression hits, it …
How Mindfulness Improves Your Brain and Relationships
psychologytoday.com - Melanie Greenberg Ph.D.
Mindfulness is the process of paying attention, in an open, nonjudgmental way, to your experience in the present moment. Dr Daniel J. Siegel, defines …
5 More Motivational Videos to Help You Succeed Today
Entrepreneur - Adam Toren
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Motivational videos can be a great, free tool to get you pumped up and ready for action. One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself the
The Smartest Entrepreneurs Are Listening to These 10 Podcasts
Inc Magazine - By Sujan Patel
The rumor mill says Apple and major car manufacturers are in talks to have podcasting be the new "car radio." While I won't speculate, there is no doubting that podcast listenership has grown over the
12 Illustrations That Are All Too Real For Introverts | HuffPost Life
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These are the 15 best apps to meet cool people around you — and while you're traveling
Business Insider - Nathan McAlone
Luckily, these 15 apps make meeting strangers easy. They connect you to people you can share a meal with, locals who want to party with tourists, and even people who share your same taste in music. They
How To Become A Genius
Fast Company - By Stephanie Vozza
Whether you’d like to admit it or not, you probably have an average IQ. Luckily, there’s a lot you can do to increase your intelligence. You probably think you’re pretty smart. Most people believe they’re
Quick And Easy Home Hacks Every Renter Should Do | HuffPost Life
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Former Google head says his startup will become the next $1.5 billion 'unicorn'
Business Insider - Rebecca Burn-Callander
Dan Cobley, who left Google in August last year to focus on the new start-up, said that SalaryFinance would "be talked about in some of the same sentences as unicorn businesses over the next few years."
5 TED Talks That Will Help You Understand--and Improve--Your Brain
Inc Magazine - By Minda Zetlin
Without it you couldn’t keep breathing, let alone reading this column. Yet how often do you think about your own brain–how it works, what it needs, and how it could work better? Your brain is both the
No, I Can't "Just Relax": How I Learned to Manage My Anxiety Disorder
Lifehacker - Eric Ravenscraft
Last weekend, I went to Dragon Con, the biggest geek party in Atlanta, to party it up with other nerds. On Saturday, I took a break to freak out, …
Build Your Own Scary Surveillance Jeep For Under $5000 With This Hacker's Guide
Forbes - Thomas Brewster
If you could turn your car into a surveillance vehicle capable of intercepting telephone calls, jamming communications and manipulating electronic systems run by critical infrastructure providers, would
7 Tricks to Improve Your Memory
TIME - By Drake Baer / Business Insider
Learning ability is probably the most important skill you can have. Take it from Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel, authors of Make It …
Secrets to Success From Elon Musk, Steve Martin and Mike Bloomberg
TIME - By Eric Barker
What are the secrets to success? Well, successful people work hard. But you work hard too, right? And if you keep working harder and harder you’re …
Martin Luther King, Jr.
25 TED Talks That Will Make You a Better Leader
Inc Magazine - By John Rampton
You can improve your skills by watching lectures from these amazing and brilliant individuals. If you're the owner of a business or someone in a management position, then you know how often employees,
All Entrepreneurs Should Watch These 6 TED Talks Right Now
Inc Magazine - By Dan Scalco
Some entrepreneurs are fortunate enough to have connected with a valuable mentor to guide them as they jumpstart a new business idea or venture. The wise words of a person who has walked the path before

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33 books everyone should read before turning 30

Five new apps for a more efficient you

35 DIY Container Ideas to Completely Declutter Your Home | HuffPost Life

4 New Books That Can Change Your Entrepreneurial Life

3 Decisions You Should Make TODAY to Take Control of Your Life

5 Note Taking Platforms That Could Change Your Life

Are these the world's most high-tech headphones?

19 startups that could make you a millionaire if you got hired there today

14 Tips For Getting Much More Out Of Gmail

100 books everyone should read Amazon Goodreads

These are the 65 hottest startups in New York City

New Stagefright Bugs Leave More Than 1 Billion Android Users Vulnerable

6 Lies Your Depression Wants You to Believe (& How to Not Fall Into the Trap)

How Mindfulness Improves Your Brain and Relationships

5 More Motivational Videos to Help You Succeed Today

The Smartest Entrepreneurs Are Listening to These 10 Podcasts

12 Illustrations That Are All Too Real For Introverts | HuffPost Life

These are the 15 best apps to meet cool people around you — and while you're traveling

How To Become A Genius

Quick And Easy Home Hacks Every Renter Should Do | HuffPost Life

Former Google head says his startup will become the next $1.5 billion 'unicorn'

5 TED Talks That Will Help You Understand--and Improve--Your Brain

No, I Can't "Just Relax": How I Learned to Manage My Anxiety Disorder

Build Your Own Scary Surveillance Jeep For Under $5000 With This Hacker's Guide

7 Tricks to Improve Your Memory

Secrets to Success From Elon Musk, Steve Martin and Mike Bloomberg

25 TED Talks That Will Make You a Better Leader

All Entrepreneurs Should Watch These 6 TED Talks Right Now