Writing for the Harvard Medical School, Robert Shmerling reveals why coffee could be a useful substitute for painkillers. Check out my observations below. Embed from Getty Images A recent study in mice has discovered that being sleep-deprived intensifies a mice’s sensitivity to pain Restoring regular sleep counteracts the exaggerated response to pain, but more…
Read Full ArticleCharlotte Blank, writing for SmartBrief, shares behavioral science hacks designed to help improve your next presentation. Read on for more information from her piece. Embed from Getty Images Tease your audience; your listeners want to be intrigued and have their curiosity indulged, don’t reveal everything straight away Lose the business jargon and instead paint…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – August 4 The team at Money Nuggets kicks off Smart Thinking this week with a look at sneaky marketing tricks we should avoid. Zach from Four Pillar Freedom reveals the uncomfortable truth that comes with building your dream life. And A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson shares his tips…
Read Full ArticleEmbed from Getty Images Companies that experience high rates of burnout in their employees need to face the fact that it is probably an organizational level problem rather than indicative of the people involved The common reasons for burnout are excessive collaboration, weak time management disciplines, and overloading even your most capable employees…
Read Full ArticleKaiNexus’ Greg Jacobson introduces us to process control charts to optimize your manufacturing processes and outcomes. Here are my key insights from his piece. Embed from Getty Images Use process control charts (graphs or charts that relay process or management data as part of a time-ordered sequence) to monitor your process mean (the center…
Read Full ArticleThe National Coffee Association’s Kyra Auffermann reveals the results of UK studies which show the protective effects of coffee. Read on for more information from her piece. Embed from Getty Images Research now shows that as well as being a tasty beverage, coffee’s health benefits now stretch to drastically reducing a drinker’s risk of…
Read Full ArticleBronwyn Ritchie explains how to get your presentation started the right way for her Pivotal Public Speaking blog. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images It’s crucial to nail the opening of your presentation, if you don’t grab your audience’s attention in those first few seconds you may…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – July 28 Heading up Smart Thinking this week, Ms. Financier of The Feminist Financier blog reveals her mortgage money mistakes. Four Pillar Freedom writer Zach examines the savings rate we need to reach Financial Independence. And The Millenial Money Man explains what would happen if we started teaching financial education…
Read Full ArticleMichelle Schroeder-Gardner, founder of Making Sense of Cents, reveals why getting into the habit of waking up earlier is beneficial. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images Being an early riser can be great for a number of reasons, not only can you establish a better pattern of sleep,…
Read Full ArticleJoe Bockerstette of Business Enterprise Mapping reveals the solutions you need to solving Lean Six Sigma (LSS) failure. Here are my key insights from his piece. Embed from Getty Images Rather than attempting to use LSS to fix small pipeline problems, think big and look at the whole workflow to see where major improvements…
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