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How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Ultimate Guide)
 This is a useful analogy for luck. Some people get a good starting point in life. They have a large net and happen to be in a location with a lot of fish. They start in a lucky position. Others start with a small net and in a poor location—one could argue they start in a less lucky position. That is something that you and I can’t control. We don’t choose our parents, where we’re born, or aspects of our genetics.
“Most things that happen in society are multi-turn and repetitive. These are called preferential attachment processes which happen when something (such as money, status, fame, punishment) is distributed based on how much is already possessed. Most social processes are preferential attachment. For example, if two Founders each tweet out the same great idea at the same time, the one with more status will be given credit for the idea.
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Editor's Note: When you work on something you're intensely curious about, you don't need productivity hacks. You don't need to distract yourself with software apps. You want to do the work because it's interesting. You want to learn more, grow, develop your skills, and explore the seemingly never-ending world that you're spending your time in.
WorkTikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month TikTok’s future now depends on the Supreme Court, though there’s no guarantee the court will agree to hear the case. "As we have previously stated, we plan on taking this case to the Supreme Court, which has an established historical record of protecting Americans' right to free speech,” the company said in a statement. “The voices of over 170 million Americans here in the US and around the world will be silenced on January 19th, 2025 unless the TikTok ban is halted." Work
WorkWorkElon Musk and Tesla Shareholders Are Richer Than Ever - Inc (No paywall) On Wednesday, shares of Tesla climbed 5.93 percent to break a record high that had been in place for three years. The same day, Musk became the first individual ever to boast having more than a $400 billion net worth on account of a massive sale of insider shares for SpaceXone of Musks other billion-dollar companies.
WorkJoining a Professional Group Where Everyone Already Knows Each Other - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Even for experienced professionals, it can feel intimidating to join a new professional group or association especially if you discover that youre practically the only new member and everyone else already seems to know each other. How can you break in and build relationships when no one else seems to feel the need? Here are four strategies to help you feel more comfortable, so you can stick around long enough to enjoy yourself and the benefits of membership: 1) Ask for networking help. In most cases, youll know at least one person in the group who can help you break in. 2) Commit to understanding the dynamics of the group.3) Overindex during your first year. Because youll feel like a stranger at first (and you are) the antidote is to make yourself a regular as quickly as possible. 4) Double-check your assumptions. Work
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WorkStudent loan debt update: millions could see payments surge in 2025 Next year, borrowers who are in an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan could see higher payments. These plans allow federal student loan borrowers to see a lower payment amount based on income and family size, and they also often qualify for total student loan forgiveness after 20 or 25 years. WorkIs your brain scamming you? Welcome to Sidewalk Talks with Vince Staples: a street smart guide to staying in control of your money. In this series from Chime and Vox Creative, rapper Vince Staples tackles common personal finance topics to help people make better money choices. Whether youre hoping to build savings, pay off debt, or simply want to better understand your own finances, Vince breaks it all down and offers up some street smart wisdom on taking control of your pay and your future.
WorkWork"We Need This Done in a Hurry!" How to Prepare for a Rushed Project.jpg) It's Time to Knuckle Down with a Plan. ??? Every project management book, course, or methodology has beautiful diagrams of the process. First, you set up the pre-planning meeting; then, you type up the project proposal; and then, when everything gets rolling, you look at the hard numbers.
WorkYakuza Mine | Samurai, Ronin, Kabuki-mono: The Crazy Ones The Yakuza, an ethnic mafia in Japan, is an entity that exists primarily to commit crime in search of profits. Strictly speaking, it is not illegal to belong as a member of a criminal cartel. The policing approach here is to approach it as companies with employees who commit crimes. WorkThe Truth About AI Agents: Are They Really That New? o Timeless Patterns, Smarter Tools: AI agents may seem revolutionary, but they are built on timeless integration patterns like those in ESBs and ETLs, enhanced with smarter capabilities like dynamic parsing and semantic routing. WorkWorkWorkWorkTrump calls for ending daylight saving time President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he's in favor of eliminating daylight saving time, calling it "inconvenient" and "very costly" as his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directors also push for action on the matter. WorkWhat next for Assad and his family? When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took office in 2000, his late father Hafez was president for three decades. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkSony-Honda's 275-mile electric sedan set to launch in US Two of Japan's biggest companies came together some two and a half years back to develop an electric vehicle. Sony Honda Mobility has now unveiled its first model, a four-door fastback saloon that's packed with AI and even a computer graphics game engine. WorkWorkWorkThe Prototype: Turning Coal Into Batteries In this week's edition of The Prototype, we look at a new optical chip for data centers, turning fossil fuels into EV batteries, Google's quantum breakthrough and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here. WorkWhat really mattered in 2024 The stories that will endure from a wild year. At the end of every year, journalists like to look back and see where our predictions held up or fell flat, what were the year's biggest events, and just what the year, considered as a whole, really meant. WorkWhy does McKinsey still get hired In late 2005, I was in a Tokyo meeting room with some top GE executives. As the company's corporate director of public relations at the time, I was helping sort through a corporate initiative we were planning to announce with some important Japanese customers. WorkDemand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity When Alois Kachere decided to order a Starlink kit after the company's launch in Zimbabwe in September, he hoped to be the first person in his neighborhood to get the high-speed internet terminal. But others had beat him to it: "Starlink is at capacity in your area," he read on the website. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkCan You Measure a Technology Team's Efficiency? Today we'll discuss a question I've heard a few times recently, "How can leaders measure if their expensive technology team is effective / efficient?" To some people, that's a fair question. Try to imagine you have a group of a few hundred software engineers working for you. WorkWorkHow I learned to love literary criticism. When I asked Zena Hitz this question in our recent interview (do listen, she's full of good things), Zena took her public position of "zero". Obviously, I do not agree. How could this blog exist if I did? But I don't think Zena and I disagree as much as it might appear. WorkAre Social Media Platforms the Next Dying Malls? Maybe that's not as scary as Godzilla destroying Tokyo (again!--yawn) or a cockroach eating Cincinnati. But it proved just as effective. They cleared out 35 acres in the middle of my 'hood to build this monstrosity, eliminating historic buildings and scenic park space. WorkWorkTeaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely If someone advises you to "know your limits," they're likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot, though, the motto represents learning constraints, or limitations of a specific task within the machine's environment, to do chores safely and correctly. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkU.S. Court Denies TikTok's Request to Freeze Sale-or-Ban Law Michael Hughes, a spokesman for TikTok, said, “As we have previously stated, we plan on taking this case to the Supreme Court, which has an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech.” He said that American users’ voices would be “silenced” if the law were not stopped. WorkTrump Backs a Longshoremen's Union That Supported Him Mr. Trump won a second presidential term with the support of many union members, and he has vowed to protect American workers. And while it is unclear how much he will do to help the labor movement broadly, his backing of the I.L.A. suggests he could strengthen the hand of unions that have courted him. WorkU.S. Will Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars, Officials Say The waiver can be used to rein in toxic, smog-causing pollutants like soot, nitrogen dioxide and ozone that lead to asthma and lung disease. But California officials have also been using the waiver to curb greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, a chief cause of global warming. Gas-powered cars and other forms of transportation are the biggest source of carbon dioxide generated by the United States. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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