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Here’s how successful people avoid information overwhelm
There are seemingly infinite options in the world today. With increasing options comes increased <i>choices</i>.<p>This may seem like a good thing. But at a …
Self-improvementBuckminster Fuller anticipated the problems we're facing today, says exhibition curator
Drawings and maquettes by Buckminster Fuller prove that he predicted current global issues, and demonstrate how he proposed to solve them, according …
ArchitectureNovel Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Interface Using A Self-Powered Triboelectric-Based Virtual Reality 3D Control Sensor
Developing a multisource information fusion and interactive system is important for applications in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). …
The 60 Most Scenic Drives in America
Plan the road trip of the lifetime with these spectacular journeys that highlight all the beauty America has to offer. From shorelines to mountain …
30 of the Most Beautiful Islands in the World to Visit Now
Dig out that bucket list and add these to it!<p>We're always daydreaming of our next trip, and looking at these unbelievable island escapes makes us …
How to Rent an RV This Summer for Only $1 a Day
Recreational vehicle (RV) rentals tend to be expensive, yet I recently managed to rent a five-person RV in Las Vegas for only $1 per day. In addition …
RVsInversion: The billionaire thinking skill you were never taught in school
“All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.”<p>These are the famous words of Charlie Munger, the business partner of Warren …
New Research Reveals What People Regret Most of All: 5 Ways to Make Sure You Never Do
We all have regrets. But one type of regret discourages people the most and lasts the longest. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen to you.<p>Look forward and the path seems uncertain, the future impossible to predict. Look back, though, and all your dots seem to connect...except, of course, …
Intelligence Isn't Something You're Born With. It's Acquired When You Learn How To Do These 5 Things
Intelligence is earned.<p>Outliers have a tendency to give the masses the wrong ideas.<p>When we hear stories about a seven year old who can speak 14 different languages, or see a video of someone with a photographic memory repeating back every single person's name in a fifty person auditorium, we sit …
Find It First: 15 Beaches That Are Totally Off the Radar, For Now
We all crave the next sweet spot, that unspoiled getaway that no one else knows about. Here are 15 beaches where you'll be one step ahead of everyone …
This Low-Cost Greenhouse Is Designed To Help The Poorest Farmers
Greenhouse in a Box gives Indian farmers a cheap way to make sure their crops are safe from pests and heat.<p>For a small farmer in India, the last year might have gone something like this: She plants tomatoes, and the crop is destroyed by pests. Months of extreme heat mean that she can’t plant …
3 Lessons About Mental Toughness You Can Learn From Yoda
You might never use the Force, but you can learn a couple of tricks from the little green Jedi.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p>Yoda, Jedi Master and hand puppet, once said, “Do or do not -- there is no try.”<p>Whether you’re a Star Wars fan or not (although I’m not sure …
Octopuses Do Something Really Strange to Their Genes
It might be connected to their extraordinary intelligence.<p>Octopuses have three hearts, parrot-like beaks, venomous bites, and eight semi-autonomous arms that can taste the world. They squirt ink, contort through the tiniest of spaces, and melt into the world by changing both color and texture. They …
“Unpaywall” Is New Tool For Accessing Research Papers For Free
As anyone who has tried to pursue even a little bit of academic research can attest, publishers charge an arm-and-a-leg to access studies if you are …
This Company Will Design Your House For Less Than The Price Of Your Phone
Cover, a technology startup in Los Angeles, is bringing the design, engineering, and manufacturing of prefabs into the 21st century.<p>When Alexis Rivas was working for a high-end residential architecture firm in Toronto, he marveled at what big budgets–think between $40 and $100 million per …
How I Came Up With a Million-Dollar Ecommerce Idea in 20 Minutes
If people are lining up for a product, figure out how to make the line shorter and they'll buy from you.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p>Several years ago I started a hip-hop jewelry ecommerce store. My most popular products were “grillz.” For the unfamiliar, those are …
Why Do People Buy Things? It's Not Why You Think, According to a Brilliant Harvard Professor
Most marketers focus on the wrong information, says bestselling author Clay Christensen.<p>Why do people buy things? If you answered, "Because they want them or need them," you're only partly right, according to Clayton Christensen, Harvard professor and author of the bestselling <i>The Innovator's …
$9 billion startup Stripe is automating the complicated process of starting a company
Now the $9 billion payments company has realized that Atlas is something entrepreneurs throughout the United States want too.<p>Atlas automates the complicated process of starting a company into a filling out a short web form. Atlas then takes care of incorporating a company in Delaware, setting up a …
Wynton Marsalis Gives 12 Tips on How to Practice: For Musicians, Athletes, or Anyone Who Wants to Learn Something New
<i>Photo by Eric Delmar, Wikipedia Commons</i><p>Practicing for countless hours before we can be good at something seems burdensome and boring. Maybe that's …
The Best Place to Camp in Each of the 50 States
Ready, set, camp.<p>Numerous studies have found benefits to spending time in the outdoors: better concentration, elevated mood, even faster healing and …
25 Practical Blogs To Sharpen Your Coding Skills
The coding world might seem overwhelming at times - but when you pop, you can’t stop. So you might think you already know a lot, but there are always ways to sharpen your coding skills.<p>In the days of fast development, especially in the technology field, it’s hard to keep up, and the theory books …
Maestro Design
Hedendaagse decoren<p>De natuurgetrouwe decoren werden ontwikkeld in samenwerking met een gekend trendbureau. Door de unieke textuur voelen de profielen …
This Los Angeles Home is Driven by Automotive Design
The creative force behind Faraday Future’s otherworldly automotive designs takes on a new medium—his own residence.<p>*<i>This story has been edited.</i><p>Cars and residences both serve as shelter, albeit at vastly differing degrees of scale—and commitment. "Let’s say you want to drive a Ferrari. You reason, …
The 50 Most Scenic Drives Across the Country
When you want to hit the open road, here's where to set your GPS.<p>Here are 50 drives—one in every state—where you'll lose yourself in the surroundings, stumble upon the unexpected, and possibly blank on where you're ultimately headed. Do final destinations really matter?
The ultimate guide to lenses for filmmakers and photographers
For those new to photography or video, lenses can seem like a scary subject. There’s so many different types, and numbers and letters that all denote …
An ancient Buddhist strategy for overcoming paralyzing fear
The first step in taming all-consuming dread of a Trump presidency is to get calm.<p>In the days since November 9, an oppressive cloak of fear and dread has descended upon a great many Americans.<p>The causes are endless: Our government is at risk of becoming “systemically corrupt” under President-elect …
5 midcentury modern homes you can buy right now
Run, don’t walk!<p>There’s no shortage of desirable midcentury modern homes for sale across the country, but that also means you have to act fast: One property’s website screamed in all caps: “Sold in one week at full price!” Here are five homes featuring glazed, open-plan living, indoor-outdoor …
Harvard Scientists Think They've Pinpointed The Physical Source of Consciousness
Is this where awareness lives?<p>Scientists have struggled for millennia to understand human consciousness - the awareness of one's existence. Despite …