Links I Love: December 9, 2018
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER Why I Stopped Letting the Idea of a Dream Job Stress Me Out. (Man Repeller) How to research a salary and negotiate when the job title is…creative. (Well & Good NYC) The ONE reason to leave a job. (Patty Azzarello) Confessions of a U.S. Postal Worker: “We deliver Amazon packages until we drop dead.”. (Medium) Do You Really Know What Makes a Good CEO?. (Medium) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned Her Most Important Lessons from Restaurants. (Bon Appetit) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The Four-Day Work Week: Why It Works. (Zapier) Train Your Mind Using the Puppy Method. (Zen Habits) How To Stop Wasting Time On The Internet. (Barking Up the Wrong Tree) A New Case for Unsubscribing from Nearly Everything. (Cait Flanders) How to Choose to Be Happy. (Corporette) Why does anxiety seem to get even worse at night?. (Well & Good NYC) If your bad memories keep playing on repeat, here’s a one-second hack for snuffing them out. (Well & Good NYC) How to Change Your … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Thanksgiving
After getting back to the car post-turkey trot (race report here), it took a while for my hands to warm up. But warm up they did, and by the time everyone else got to the car, I was done feeling sorry for myself for how cold my hands were. And I was psyched to head to my brother's boss' house across the street for post-race brunch! My brother's boss, Julie, lives in a classic and beautiful Victorian house right off Broadway in Saratoga... and when we stepped inside, I saw that not only had it been beautifully updated, but it was also decked out to the nines. Julie and her husband had gone all out with a Christmas tree in every room. And they were equally all-out with an amazing brunch of pancakes, hash, and some really unique ice cream shots. Although I was trying to eat lightly in preparation for the big meal later, I couldn't resist trying a butterscotch shot, which was delicious! After brunch, we headed home... but not till we stopped at Stewart's so I could pick up a coffee! Stewart's has amazing coffee and ice cream, and I try to go as much as I can when I'm back in upstate New York. How this store hasn't expanded beyond that local area yet, I don't … [Continue reading]
Race Report: Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot
For Thanksgiving's long weekend, I flew up to Albany to visit my family. Although I had just been for a visit in September for my brother's 40th birthday, I was still super psyched to get back and see everyone! I had a few flight delays, but nothing terrible, which was great considering that I was flying the day before Thanksgiving, which is the highest traffic day. However, I still didn't arrive in great spirits thanks to a night of almost complete insomnia on Tuesday. Although I had gone to bed at 10pm, I couldn't get to sleep until 5am... and I had to be up at 6:30am for my flight. 90 minutes is not enough sleep! I was especially annoyed because had I known I would be up that long, I would have done something productive; instead, I kept doing short things like catching up on blogs, thinking I'd fall asleep soon. Waste of time, especially when I wanted lots of energy to see my family But when I got to my brother's house in Saratoga on Wednesday afternoon, I forgot all about that, and was just so glad to see everyone :) After a quick trip to the grocery store and to Kohl's (I ordered a new cheesecake pan to use for Thanksgiving Day, for in-store pickup), I settled in for a … [Continue reading]
Links I Love: December 3, 2018
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER Job Search Strategies for the Age of AI. (Zapier) No, the ‘Real Gender Wage Gap’ Isn’t 51 Percent. (Independent Women's Forum) New ‘Me Too’ Rules for Business Trips End Up Recreating Boys Clubs. (Skift) Why Succession Planning Doesn’t Work. (Patty Azzarello) The truth about toxic workers in the workplace. (Medium) The Particular Horror of Long Commutes for Young Families. (New York Times) Got a messy workspace? Here’s what that tells people about your personality. (Well & Good NYC) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY How to Make People Think of You for Opportunities. (Lifehacker) The Mona Lisa Doesn’t Tweet. (Cal Newport) Crying is contagious—especially for people with certain personality traits. (Well & Good NYC) 5 journaling benefits that prove you should start the habit. (Well & Good NYC) Why Procrastination Is Bad For Your Brain. (Lifehacker) I Highly Recommend Joining This Cult. (New York Times) You Don’t Need to Buy Something to Change Yourself. (The … [Continue reading]
