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☆ My wife and I have separate bathrooms, but I'm trying to convince her to get separate bedrooms, too. She refuses.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ryan Crawley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When we had our house built, my wife and I decided to have separate bathrooms, and it worked great. I'm now trying to convince her that there are also benefits to having separate bedrooms. AdvertisementBut for the last six months, I have been working on my wife of seven years to consider separate bedrooms, too. Before you start thinking I am too far outside the box on this one, separate bedrooms for married couples is, indeed, a growing trend. He says they spend a lot of time at home because of their work schedule, so having separate rooms was just what they needed.

Persons: I'm, —, isn't Organizations: Service, National Sleep Foundation

☆ I'm dating in my 30s after finding myself newly single. Instead of relying on dating apps like I did in my 20s, I'm trying to meet people in person.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Cristabelle García | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm recently single and dating in my 30s is new to me. AdvertisementBeing single is not new to me, but being single while in my 30s is. I figured, if I'm a person of fewer, deeper friendships, why should it be any different when there may be nakedness involved? I take it easy on the appsI'm only on one dating app (I'm also only on one social media app). And now, I also know what I'm looking for in a person and their companionship.

Persons: I'm, —, singlehood, I've Organizations: Service

☆ Crash Parties, Escape Dull Chitchat and Make Powerful Friends: What Davos Elites Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Chip Cutter | Emily Glazer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For a master class in power networking, it’s tough to beat the one taking place in the Swiss Alps this week. The annual World Economic Forum brings the planet’s power brokers together for morning-to-past-midnight meetings over coffee, cocktails and fondue. For the thousands of CEOs, billionaires, intellectuals and world leaders descending on Davos, the setting is unrivaled in its potential to spark relationships, dealmaking and big ideas for the year ahead. After all, there are few other places where you can run into Al Gore at the hotel bar and wait next to Bill Gates to pass through the metal detectors.

Persons: Al Gore, Bill Gates Locations: Swiss, Davos

☆ U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +25 min

The incidents involve violence emanating from across the political spectrum, including dozens of cases of substantial property damage by leftists at political demonstrations. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, didn’t respond to questions from Reuters about the former president’s remarks and the impact of his rhetoric. But those who study extremism say psychiatric problems alone rarely induce political violence. “How could I take care of a brother in arms if I couldn’t even take care of myself?” Aldrich told the court. In the summer of 2022, Aldrich told the group he wanted to build a website to “promote freedom of speech,” Arroyo said.

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☆ America’s Top Diplomat in Russia Has One of the World’s Toughest Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ann M. Simmons | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The tenure of Lynne Tracy, U.S. ambassador to Russia, comes at a time when relations between the U.S. and Moscow have rarely been as fraught as they are now. WSJ’s Russia Bureau Chief Ann Simmons talks with Tracy about the challenges. Photo: Valery Sharifulin/TASS via Zuma PressThe moment when ambassadors present their credentials to their hosts is usually a staid affair. When the U.S. ambassador presented herself at the Kremlin in April, Russian President Vladimir Putin railed at Washington during the televised ceremony, accusing it of sparking the war in Ukraine. With Putin set off behind a podium at the other end of the Alexander Hall, there was no way for Lynne Tracy or the other new ambassadors to respond.

Persons: Lynne Tracy, Ann Simmons, Tracy, Valery Sharifulin, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Alexander Hall Organizations: U.S, Kremlin Locations: U.S, Russia, Moscow, WSJ’s Russia, Washington, Ukraine

☆ Fukuoka: The Japanese city that dominates street food
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Fukuoka, Japan’s sixth largest city by population, has more open-air food stalls than the rest of the country combined. These stalls are called yatais, and they’re an indelible part of what makes Fukuoka’s food scene so special. A vendor prepares local Hakata-style pork broth ramen at a Fukuoka yatai. Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo“Yatai is the best place to make friends,” says Nick Szasz, a Canadian-born longtime resident of Japan who runs the English-language website Fukuoka Now. Though the city has always been dotted with these food carts, Takashima’s administration set up a committee to regulate them and make sure they’d remain a vital part of the city.

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☆ Gen Z workers are lazy, some bosses say. They don't do anything unless every second of their day is managed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Gen Z employees aren't sure how to interact in-person after starting their careers from home. "Lazy" younger workers need a lot of hand-holding, managers told The Wall Street Journal. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Despite perceptions of their managers, nearly half of Gen Z workers say it's not laziness that causes an inability to self-start but rather stress and anxiety. Deloitte's 2023 Gen Z and Millennial Survey found that many young professionals feel exhausted or disengaged at work.

Persons: Laura Davis, they're, Gen Zers, Boomer, Ivan Schury, he's, Schury, Z Organizations: Wall Street, Service, John Ball Zoo, Survey Locations: Wall, Silicon, UK, Germany, France, Poland, Japan

☆ Encountering the Infuriating, Overwhelming and Unwanted Smart Tech in My Hotel Room
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Amy Tara Koch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Smart TV QR codes get me what I need on my phone, from hotel gym classes to valet parking,” she said, adding that she wishes that rooms had QR codes to leave staff tips. These “guest enhancements,” touted as in-demand by hoteliers and the tech companies that make them, are not in demand by me. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and like me, a frustrated hotel guest. “Here is an entirely new system to waste mental energy upon every single time I travel.”Another quibble with “personalized” hotel rooms? I could care less if a room “knows” that I like Pilates and the thermostat set to a nippy 69 degrees.

Persons: ”, Kara Heermans, Juliana Colangelo, “, Jill Weinberg Organizations: Inc, Hyatt, Marriott, ESPN, Colangelo, Partners, “ Smart, hoteliers, U.S . Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Miami

☆ A lonely tech worker's post about being 'a lot happier' after returning to the office sparked a debate around if that's only for people without kids or a hard commute
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A tech worker's post sparked a debate on who benefits or is inconvenienced by returning to the office. Some workers said the return to in-person work helped them feel less isolated. Other workers pointed out that it's less ideal for workers with kids or long commutes. In the Blind post, the employee broke down his average day now that his company works in person, including a one-hour commute by train. A Microsoft employee added that returning to in-person work would be most ideal for people who lived in areas with high quality public transportation.

Persons: I've, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Microsoft, Street Journal

☆ Gen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office, according to a WSJ report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some companies and colleges are offering new grads training on how to work in person, WSJ reported. The courses can cover everything from office chitchat to work attire and meal-time etiquette. Some experts say Gen-Z is lacking in soft skills due to virtual classes and remote internships. Some companies and universities have already begun offering training to help Generation-Z employees adapt to the office, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Since, the company has begun requiring its workers to come into the office for at least three days a week.

Persons: chitchat, Sandy Torchia, PwC, Proviti, Scott Redfearn, Marla McGraw, Spokespeople, Helen Hughes, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Wall Street, KPMG, Journal, Deloitte, Financial Times, Millennials, Michigan State, Proviti, MSU, Miami University, Leeds University Business School, BBC

☆ Stock market scales steep wall of worry to approach one-year high
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

.SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 this year Yet with it all, the S & P 500 managed three closes in a week above the 4200 level deemed by most to be the top of its range, before jumping 1.5% Friday to finish at 4282 – just half a percent below its August peak closing value. S & P 500 poised to break out The trip to 4300 today comes under quite different, and less malign, conditions. Back then there was still nearly 300 basis points of Fed tightening ahead of us and earnings forecasts were dropping fast. Even at the August stock-index highs, the CBOE S & P 500 Volatility Index was scarcely able to drop below 20 – typically a floor during bear markets. In the near term, the S & P 500 looks a bit stretched, the index pushing well above its trend channel – a sign both of respectable strength and temporary overheating.

Persons: –, Jerome Powell, Russell, Jeff DeGraaf, it's, Let's Organizations: Federal, Treasury, Fed, Renaissance Macro Locations: U.S

☆ ‘Reality’ Review: An Unusual Suspect
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Reality Winner’s life changed six years ago in June when F.B.I. agents showed up at her home in Georgia. I’m giving this background because Tina Satter’s gripping docudrama “Reality” doesn’t. Satter strips the political context from that first F.B.I. Working from the official transcript, Satter finds that the young woman is primarily concerned with the safety of her pets.

Persons: she’d, Miranda, Tina Satter’s, Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis, “, ” Organizations: U.S . Air Force Locations: Georgia

☆ A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Many readers consider this the best of Amis’s early novels. He’s a lout, he’s a slob, he’s a mess — and he is enormously fine company on the page. “The book’s dash and heft and twang serve a deeper energy," our reviewer, Veronica Geng, wrote. Our reviewer, Bette Pesetsky, called “London Fields” “a picaresque novel rich in its effects,” a “virtuoso depiction of a wild and lustful society. Friendly, readers learn, is the latest of the man’s pseudonyms: Years earlier, he was a Nazi doctor who escaped Europe for the United States.

☆ Researchers just created the largest-ever database of how we interact on Zoom. Here are their tips for making everyone like you on video chats.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The result is the largest-ever database of one-on-one Zoom conversations. And while the average loudness of speakers didn't change across bad or good conversations, the "good" talkers varied their decibel levels more than the "bad" talkers did. The machine found that women rated as better Zoom conversationalists tended to be more intense. Good conversationalists are those who appear more engaged in what their partners are saying. Studying Zoom calls may help us have better conversations on Zoom.

☆ Science has finally figured out how fast and loud you should talk on Zoom
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The result is the largest-ever database of one-on-one Zoom conversations. It may shed new light on what we talk about when we talk about talking today — the conversation of the future. And while the average loudness of speakers didn't change across bad or good conversations, the "good" talkers varied their decibel levels more than the "bad" talkers did. The machine found that women rated as better Zoom conversationalists tended to be more intense. Good conversationalists are those who appear more engaged in what their partners are saying.

☆ I work from home with my cat in my lap and once stayed off-camera in a video call so I could do a face mask. I don't feel I'm missing out on office life as a remote worker.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sometimes I'll work for longer if I feel like it, but as long as I fulfill that self-set requirement, I'm satisfied. Also, I get to work with my cat in my lap or right next to me all day, which helps with my well-being. To keep my boundaries, I set timersIf I'm logging off at 5:30 p.m., I'll set an alarm for 5:15 p.m. to let me know it's time to start winding down. I'm lucky that my company offers many virtual and in-person team-building events, so I have the option to see people face-to-face. I like going to these events because they're fun, but most importantly because they're planned ahead of time.

☆ Just a few stocks are behind the market's recent resilience. A real concern or routine rotation?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

After Friday's 0.8% lift, the S & P 500 is just a sliver below its Feb. 2 year-to-date high. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 YTD The same dynamic is happening at the sector level, too. JP Morgan this year is outperforming the equal-weighted S & P 500 financials by 13 percentage points. "While breadth is bad, the S & P 500 is actually one of the weakest indices in the G7," he says. By the way, the top-heaviness of the index also extends to valuation: The equal-weighted S & P 500 is nearer to 15-times earnings.

☆ South Koreans tap cash-giving apps to help offset rising living costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

As many as three in four adults earn cash through such applications, showed a recent survey by job portal Incruit. Retiree Han Sun-jae, 77, said he had made some 50,000 won ($37.91) so far through the Toss app. The trend shows people are going the extra mile to help overcome an increasingly dire economic situation, experts said. "While the effort to make pocket money is commendable, it could also leave people vulnerable to personal data use," said Lee Eun-hee, a consumer studies professor at Inha University. ($1 = 1,318.79 won)Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Additional reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Science Proves the 4-Day Workweek Prevents Burnout, Helps Productivity
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

At the time, back in 2018, a New Zealand firm had just wrapped up a landmark trial to test the efficacy of a four-day workweek. A lot of the benefits of the four-day workweek come down to a simple, everyday activity: sleep. A lot of the benefits of the four-day workweek come down to a simple, everyday activity: sleep. Less time, more productiveThough the four-day workweek may seem like a recent phenomenon, it's been decades in the making. But for now, the four-day workweek certainly has the potential to be a far-reaching antidote to pressing workplace concerns such as mass resignations and the burnout crisis.

☆ I Work Remotely and I Don't Miss Office Life. I'm Never Going Back.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As someone just starting my career, I couldn't afford to relocate for a job; I either had to find something locally or warm up to the idea of virtual work. Sometimes I'll work for longer if I feel like it, but as long as I fulfill that self-set requirement, I'm satisfied. To keep my boundaries, I set timersIf I'm logging off at 5:30 p.m., I'll set an alarm for 5:15 p.m. to let me know it's time to start winding down. Then they feel mentally unprepared, uncomfortable in their outfit choice, or torn between exercising after work, making a homemade meal that night, or going to a work event. I'm lucky that my company offers many virtual and in-person team-building events, so the option is there if I want to see people face-to-face.

☆ You’re Good at Your Job, but Are You ‘Fun’ Enough?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Callum Borchers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Beastie Boys warned that you gotta fight for your right to party. The real battle at work (of all places) might be for your right to be boring. It’s no longer just a happy hour here and a holiday party there. In the hybrid era, when bosses feel compelled to make up for the reduction of daily chitchat, the quarterly all-hands meeting now comes with a team-building trip to the go-kart track, brewery or ballgame.

☆ Remote work is a desirable option for many employees. Here are 3 tips to establishing a virtual workplace, according to small-business owners.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

BI GraphicsMany employees don't want to lose remote work now that pandemic restrictions are easing. Establishing a remote office requires a healthy workplace culture, entrepreneurs told Insider. Here are three tips for small-business owners who want to establish a successful virtual workplace, according to two entrepreneurs. Open communication through digital tools is keyWhen Cortex's cofounders went remote, Albrechtsen wanted to create a culture of open communication. "If you treat your employees like crap or treat them transactionally, it's going to become transactional when you go remote," Connors said.

☆ Michael Imperioli recalls the ‘Goodfellas’ scene that sent him to the hospital
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Michael Imperioli sat down with CNN’s Chris Wallace to discuss the iconic actors he met working on the sets of “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos” – and the scene that sent him to the emergency room. Imperioli, 56, got his big break after being cast in Martin Scorsese’s classic mob film “Goodfellas” at the age of 23. Working with Scorsese was a dream come true for the young actor, he said. “I like being under a lot of pressure, in terms of work.”He credits Scorsese with his comfort on set. They think I’m about to die,” he said.

☆ I’ve been following a woman around the internet. Turns out she was created by artificial intelligence.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Evan Ratliff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Even in their first efforts, the GAN images were quickly on par with those made by any other, less intelligent software. You can find the results on the Generated Photos site, where you can filter by ethnicity, age, sex, eye color, and other attributes. Generated Photos' GANs tend to match conventional beauty standards, a product of the models that have been fed to the software. I'm not sure anyone would be surprised to find fake images accompanying testimonials on an Estonian bitcoin exchange or an online CBD seller. Are they real people deploying fake images, or fake people deploying fake images?

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