Finding the time, or motivation, to read a 300-plus page book after an exhausting workday is no easy feat. But reading is one of the best, most affordable ways you can become a better, happier version of yourself.
“Reading is one of the most affordable personal growth tools we have at our disposal,” Lucía García-Giurgiu, a life coach and holistic psychotherapist, tells CNBC Make It. “There is so much valuable knowledge you can learn from books and put into practice in your own life …. And eventually, that knowledge becomes wisdom, it becomes second-nature.”
We've all seen the headlines lately--there's a good chance that we are entering a recessionary market. During these periods of economic uncertainty, one of the first things many businesses do is pull back on marketing and advertising spending. Marketing is often one of the biggest line items in a business' budget, but in my experience, turning off marketing investment completely isn't the best path to long-term success either, especially if there is an opportunity to gain market share.
I love to ride bikes. And I’ve spent a meaningful percentage of my life working in big cities. But I’ve only rarely gotten around urban environments on two wheels. Maybe that’s because bicycles, when you’re not on them, can be a burden. They’re big and bulky, are difficult to meld with other means of transit (such as subways), and aren’t always welcome in offices. They’re also at risk of being stolen if you leave them outside, regardless of how well you’ve locked them up.
LONDON – The tech world has generated a fresh abundance of front-page news in 2022. In October, Elon Musk bought Twitter – one of the main public communication platforms used by journalists, academics, businesses, and policymakers – and proceeded to fire most of its content-moderation staff, indicating that the company would rely instead on artificial intelligence.
There's not enough fresh water to go around on planet Earth, and it's a problem that's expected to only worsen in the coming years.
In recent years, technology permeated almost every aspect of our lives as we witnessed a surge in digitalization across sectors. India made significant strides in its digitalization journey with expansion of internet connectivity across rural and urban areas, a wealth of data generated and consumed, and an ever-increasing number of digital services.
Academics are generally considered to have their heads buried in books. Yet Saku Mantere, a well-established professor at McGill University, just released his debut album, Upon First Impression. The album has been received well, and the Canadian WholeNote magazine wrote that “Mantere’s originals are amazing […] Mantere’s music is superb.”
Buried in a dusty landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, are more than 700,000 discarded Atari game cartridges, including E.T., the 1982 Atari game based on the blockbuster film. This bleak trove of artifacts symbolizes the video game crash of 1983, when consumer demand plummeted and companies like Atari literally dumped their cartridges in the trash.
Efficient time management is one of the most essential skills for busy entrepreneurs to ensure the smooth functioning of their businesses as they have a lot on their plates, from planning and executing strategies to managing employees to chairing meetings and gaining new clients. Since entrepreneurs have to wear multiple hats, context switching and multitasking associated with holding various roles pose a big time management challenge but no matter how packed the schedule is, every entrepreneur is in need to allocate the right amount of time to each task.
From ideation to implementation, the changemakers in this compilation have memorable words for us all. We have divided these 50 quotes into eight sections: Startup foundations, Learning, Leadership, Diversity, Customer engagement, Branding, Talent, and The road ahead.
In 2022, AI got creative. AI models can now produce remarkably convincing pieces of text, pictures, and even videos, with just a little prompting.
When done properly, storytelling for business can entice your audience and demonstrate the need for your offerings. A good story can evoke emotion, drawing in customers and making them curious about your product or service. However, when a story is done wrong, consumers can lose interest in your product—and potentially your brand.
Developers are the lifeblood of innovation. They are the ones creating solutions and implementing transformative technologies. Yet, they are often let down when it comes to the tools they use to achieve this innovation because the ones building those tools often have their eyes on the wrong prize.
Researchers are currently conducting the third phase of a drug that could heal old wounds, even if they happened decades ago. The new gene therapy has had some fantastic results in children suffering from a rare blistering skin disease, New Atlas reports. Additionally, the gel was even seen to heal open wounds that were years old.
On Wednesday evening, Disney CEO Bob Iger sent out an email to customers. It's notable for a few reasons, one being that I'm not sure I remember ever getting an email from Iger's predecessor, Bob Chapek.
The higher road to being a good leader is a courageous journey; it's walking the talk of character and integrity and there are no shortcuts.
Porsche and international partners working with the Chilean operating company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF) have started the industrial production of synthetic fuels.
You’d have thought that the quantified self movement was stalling out, but Metriport would like to tell you otherwise, thank-you-very-much. We covered the company back in February, and now it has raised $2.4 million to evolve to the next level.
Lithium-ion batteries, which today power everything from the smartphones we carry in our pockets to the electric vehicles we drive, are projected to capture 80% of the rechargeable battery market in the coming years.
Every year, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) scores countries on how innovative their economies are with the Global Innovation Index.