Let investors in on hiring for your startup Involving your venture capital investors in hiring can help an early stage startup choose the right people to move forward, writes Hunter Walk, partner at seed venture firm Homebrew. "If I could access just a single predictive signal after we've made an investment of whether the company has a chance to be successful it would be something to the effect of, 'show me the first 20 people on the team,'" Walk writes. Full Story: Medium (tiered subscription model) (4/1)
Achieve your goals with the "immediate impact rule" Emotionally intelligent people tend to see rejection as a short-term obstacle rather than a permanent setback, writes Bill Murphy Jr. Murphy explains three steps leaders can take to achieve their goals using the "immediate impact rule." Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (4/3)
Use "Rule of Thirds" for balancing your time People seeking balance in how they spend their time and energy should consider the "Rule of Thirds" principle, which proposes allocating equal amounts of time between people who know more than they do, people with whom they share a like mindset and people they are mentoring, writes Jehan Luth, founder of fintech company Banyan. This provides a balance of giving -- paying forward knowledge to mentees, and taking -- learning new things from more knowledgeable people, while feeling a sense of progress with people who share a similar mindset. Full Story: Entrepreneur (3/30)
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The pandemic has accelerated a trend toward hotels that are more than just places to sleep, including rooms and other areas that are being redesigned to support people getting work done, says hospitality consultant Adam Patrizia. "They're saying that it can really be a wonderful 'workcation' -- you can use the spa and use this trainer while you're here -- to try and entice people that way," Patrizia says. Full Story: Charter (4/3)
Binaural beats come from the same realm of sounds as Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Some people say binaural beats stimulate the human brain in ways similar to certain drugs. Other say the beats can play a role in pain alleviation, anxiety reduction and memory enhancement. Full Story: The Conversation (3/30)
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Starting in 2026, new vehicles sold in the US will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline, up from the current standard of about 28 mpg. Lots of drivers are currently feeling economic pain at the pump, but just imagine how much worse it would be if fuel-efficiency standards hadn't already improved from where they were a couple decades ago? Full Story: The Associated Press (4/1)
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