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I hired a wife. And my career took off.
Her name is Luisa. Late 20s, Brazilian, smiley, warm, beautiful. Last Fall, I hired her to take over for my…
Chris Morgan
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This Alternative Todo List Will Help You Complete 100 Tasks Every Day
This system trades guilt for real productivity.
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Better Humans
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What a Little-Known Ursula K. Le Guin Essay Taught Me About Being a Woman
“Introducing Myself” changed my life at 16, and it’s only become more resonant in the decades since
Emily Popek
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Electric Literature
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Ridiculous Things Men Have Said To Me - Workplace Edition
None of it’s okay.
Vanessa Torre
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Fearless She Wrote
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No one reads online privacy policies
That’s probably a good thing
Christopher Koopman
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The Benchmark
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Republicans and Democrats Really Do Misunderstand Each Other
The “Perception Gap” study found more than just misunderstandings about language
D.A. Kirk
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Arc Digital
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The tech giants discover privacy: should we believe them?
Speaking at the opening conference of Google I/O 2019 on Tuesday, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai insisted that…
Enrique Dans
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Losing Louis
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Men Cause 100% of Unwanted Pregnancies
Our conversation about abortion places the burden of responsibility on women. I argue men are the root cause.
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What Kids Need to Learn to Succeed in 2050
The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century
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We will all face painful moments sitting next to dying people. What can we say?
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What It Felt Like to Almost Die
My near-death experience taught me not to fear those final moments
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The future can be scary, but there are ways to deal with that fear
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