December 2020
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in SportsHow Can I Learn Enough About Sports to Talk to Others?
Dear Lifehacker, Everyone talks about sports at the office. I’m not particularly interested, but I’d like to at least join in and bond with my coworkers. How can I learn just enough to be sociable without wasting a ton of time?
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What does it mean to have a world view?
Your world view is how you see and understand the world around you. Reality is filtered through your lens of perceptions and biases which are shaped by your experiences. More
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in Career
Step up your PowerPoint engineering!
50 Best PowerPoint Templates 2021: Creative, Corporate & More!
The right template can make or break a presentation. Here’s a list of some of the best PowerPoint Templates you can choose from, to help you succeed in presenting anything from pitches to strategy.
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in Management
Company values vs culture
Values guide decision-making and a sense of what’s important and what’s right. Culture is the collection of values, business practices, processes, and interactions that make up the work environment and contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization Values vs Culture – An organization’s values should never really change. They are the […] More
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in Productivity
Begin with the end in mind
Begin with the end in mind More
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Knowledge is a journey, not a destination
Knowledge is a journey, not a destination More
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in Software
What is software abstraction in layman’s terms?
When dealing with large software systems, abstraction is the most effective way to wrap your mind around the entire application. Abstraction means thinking about the ‘what’, instead of thinking about the ‘how’. One way to perform abstraction when programming is the use of functions. The function as a whole has a purpose, ‘what’ it does, […] More
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Work like a donkey to get a dunk eeeeee!
Work like a donkey to get a dunk eeeeee! More
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How To Stay Super Motivated
There are two elements needed to succeed in business. The first is a good strategy – making sure you’re heading in the right direction and focusing on the most valuable opportunities. The second is how well you do your work. You must perform with speed, positivity, efficiency and drive to achieve great […]
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in Culture
Language design
Have you ever noticed how the most common words in the English language like ‘a’, ‘and’, and ‘the’ are very short? They were made short because we have to use them so often. If the word ‘the’ was 12 letters long and three syllables, it would take forever to order a cheeseburger! More
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in Economics
How an increase in oil prices causes the price of meat to go up
If the price of oil increases, then the cost of fuel will increase If the cost of fuel increases, then it becomes more expensive to transport food, including meat, across the country in trucks If grocery stores have to pay more for their food products, they will transfer the cost to the consumer That is […] More
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in Physics
What would happen if there was no capacitance?
Capacitance is a measure of an object’s ability to store energy in the form of charge and electric potential. If there were no capacitance, that would mean there is no such thing as an electric field or electromagnetic force. Now the electromagnetic force is one of the 4 fundamental forces that govern the universe. If […] More
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Loom: Video Messaging for Work
Record and share video messages of your screen, cam, or both. Faster than typing an email or meeting live. Free to use on Mac, Windows, Chrome, and iOS.
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in Software
Code Complete 2 Checklists
Use these checklists to make sure you’re following all the best practices at every stage of the software development process.
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in Management
A Book in 5 Minutes: “Startup CEO” by Matt Blumberg
Don’t have time to read? Here’s a quick but comprehensive summary of Matt Blumberg’s “Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business”
