Why French children are taught to love food instead of its nutrition and diet... Just four days before the US elections, the Paris Agreement officially became international law after receiving formal sign-off from 55 countries that contribute 55% of global greenhouse-gas emissions. This landmark deal marked a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change, particularly given its ratification by a majority of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, including India, China, the United States, and the European Union. However, the election of Donald Trump has ushered in a new administration that has vocalized opposition to the agreement, leaving a wake of uncertainty. Now, more than ever, it’s important that we make every dollar and every action count in the fight against climate change. To make this happen, the Paris Agreement needs to include one key group that has been largely left out of the most prominent plans to combat climate change: smallholder farmers. Thinking about the little guy Developing a framework Collaboration is key
How to Write Email with Military Precision In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success. Since returning from duty, I have applied these lessons to emails that I write for my corporate job, and my missives have consequently become crisper and cleaner, eliciting quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients. Here are three of the main tips I learned on how to format your emails with military precision: 1. Subjects with keywords. ACTION – Compulsory for the recipient to take some action SIGN – Requires the signature of the recipient INFO – For informational purposes only, and there is no response or action required DECISION – Requires a decision by the recipient REQUEST – Seeks permission or approval by the recipient COORD – Coordination by or with the recipient is needed 2. 3.
The Single Best Piece of Marriage Advice Ever Given First, some numbers: I’ve been married (to the same person) for twenty-seven years. Those twenty-seven years have included six in which we were researching an anthology about marriage. That anthology (The Marriage Book: Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales, from Adam & Eve to Zoloft) is 560 pages long. So after all that searching, I’ve been asked to name the one—just the one—best piece of advice that my husband and I would offer a newly married couple. Are you ready? In wise love, each divines the high secret self of the other and, refusing to believe in the mere daily self, creates a mirror where the lover or the beloved sees an image to copy in daily life. Simply put: If you’re smart about it, you’ll rise above the inevitable setbacks and stresses of a shared life, and you will make it your lasting mission to bring out the absolute best in your spouse. How do you do this? The Brief NewsletterSign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now.
How to Listen When You Disagree: A Lesson from the Republican National Conven... So, I asked: “Thank you for sharing that. Tell me your story? I’d love to know how you came to this point of view.” She seemed surprised by my interest. “Why? “Give me more to listen to.” “They should be locked up! She paused…then inhaled the entire world. “And it’s not fair. I wondered if she could hear my heart breaking. “…so, I guess I get upset when I see people who can get pregnant, who can have kids, whose bodies work…who can be moms…and they just choose not to…” Sometimes, there’s nothing to “disagree” with. I didn’t need to be right. I just needed to be there. She wiped away a few tears, gave me a hug, and thanked me for listening. She exhaled, and walked back into the RNC circus. Maybe one day, she’ll hear my story. I hope she felt loved.
How to Think About Your Career How to Think About Your Career If you had asked 22-year-old me what my “career aspirations” were, I would have looked at you blankly and then casually changed the subject to what programs you’d recommend to model cute 3D bunnies for a video game, or whether the writers of Alias would be so devious as to ship Sydney Bristow and Sark. It’s not that I didn’t think about my career at all. I was ambitious — I wanted to be a part of something big. I wanted to be able to support myself financially and not worry my parents (as this was a high bar set at doctor, aka the “stablest of all professions,” I suspect they still secretly worry about this.) But beyond that, the specifics of “thinking about my career” was a giant grey cloud to me. Here’s the thing though: your career, like your life, moves forward whether you think about it or not. Here’s what I wish I had known about getting a handle on my career earlier in life: The same is true regarding your career. The reverse isn’t true.
Mini-Retirement Week 1: Time Management | theOrangeMango The past 4 years have been a blur operating, expanding and managing The Hostel Crowd. I can speak for the entire team when I say that 24 hours in a day was never enough. We just bounced from one crisis to another. Somewhere along the way, a method to deal with the madness began to emerge. The method was not holistic and as ironic as it may sound – I never had the time to write about time management. Now on my mini-retirement, I’ve got sufficient time to analyze and walk you through a few techniques that I’ve come across in the past years. So what is success? The Evolution of Time-Management The First Generation of time-management consists of simple to-do lists which all of us are more than familiar with. The Second Generation of time-management solved this problem with the Calendar through scheduling. And that’s when the Third Generation of time-management brought prioritization to the table. The New Time-Management Paradigm Quadrant 2 – Steven Covey The ONE Thing – Gary Keller The Tools No
What makes for a dream job? Here's what the evidence says. 80,000 Hours is a non-profit that gives you the information you need to find a fulfilling, high-impact career. Our advice is all free, tailored for talented graduates, and based on five years of research alongside academics at Oxford. Start with our career guide. We all want to find a dream job that’s enjoyable and meaningful, but what does that actually mean? Some people imagine that the answer involves discovering their passion through a flash of insight, while others think that the key elements of their dream job are that it be easy and highly paid. We’ve reviewed two decades of research into the causes of a satisfying life and career, drawing on over 60 studies, and we didn’t find much evidence for these views. Instead, we found six key ingredients of a dream job. In fact, following your passion can lead you astray. Rather, you can develop passion by doing work that you find enjoyable and meaningful. Watch this video or read the full article (15 minutes). The bottom line 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
The Busy Person’s Lies HOW’S life? Oh, busy. So goes the mindless modern conversation — a constant assertion of the scarcity of time. A December Gallup poll found that 61 percent of working Americans said they did not have enough time to do the things they wanted to do. In an attempt to understand this frenzy, I spent the past 12 months studying my own time during what might turn out to be the busiest year of my life. I had another baby in January 2015, bringing my total to four under the age of 8. So I logged on a spreadsheet in half-hour blocks every one of the 8,784 hours that make up a leap year. After hitting hour 8,784 at 5 a.m. on April 20, I started analyzing my logs and adding up the categories. These data points exist, but there was plenty of evidence of a calmer life. This wasn’t my first time analyzing time logs. I know that professionals tend to overestimate work hours; we remember our busiest weeks as typical. There are 168 hours in a week. Continue reading the main story