Hot trend: Build to rent
An interesting real estate trend has cropped up in recent years: while demand for rents has stayed strong, consumers have also turned their attention to…
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Hidden benefits of chewing gum
The hidden benefits of chewing gum Let’s get this out of the way: Chewing gum in public or on the telephone is rude. Really rude. Don’t do it. But in…
Develop your ear for uncommon names
One of the single most important skills for anyone in business is cultivating an ear for uncommon names. After all, people expect others to address them…
A psychologist’s tips for the golf course
For more than 30 years, Dr. Joe Parent has been coaching, teaching, and writing about performance psychology in business, life — and golf. His premise:…
Too smart or smart enough?
One security researcher had a brilliant idea. He would take out a vanity license plate reading NULL. To everyone around him, it would be a joke. To the…
How to save power when battery is low
You get the dreaded low power message and you are an hour from any place to charge the phone. It happens to everyone and, in fact, in 2018’s survey by USA…
Most rude places to use a phone
The number one most annoying place to pull out a phone is in a dark theater. That was one of the findings in a Trends in Consumer Mobility Report from…
No dots at the end of sentences?
Sentences end with dots, but should you end your texts that way? According to researchers at Binghamton University, short exchanges in texts that ended…
Stop Google Calendar spam
As you review your Google Calendar, you suddenly notice that — surprise — you have won a free iPhone X. Naturally, you know nothing is free and who…
Collections range from rich to weird
Clutter enemy Marie Kondo recommends tidy living, surrounded by just those items that spark joy. For Jay Leno, cars spark joy. He has 136, along with 90…