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☆ A 26-year-old who ditched his 9-to-5 is now making up to $107,000 in revenue a month selling on Amazon. Here's how he finds products that sell.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The ecommerce store wasn't wildly successful but he managed to sell about $500 worth of products, he said. He also tried selling call-center software for six months but didn't make a single sale. So Peterson began doing his research and within a few weeks, he was ready to launch his first product: A seatbelt gap filler. "I didn't know I was infringing on anyone's patent, and so I basically closed down that product," Peterson said. Again, it began to do well until Amazon banned selling the product without documents and approvals due to safety issues, he said.

☆ Merriam-Webster word of the year 2022 is gaslighting. There's hope for 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Judi Ketteler | Judi Ketteler Frequently Writes About Self-Awareness. She Is The Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

As a person who writes about honesty and deception, I felt a spark of hope Monday when I found out that Merriam-Webster had made “gaslighting” the official word of the year for 2022. We have to engage with issues like gaslighting, including all the ugliness of the ways it’s been done in the past and the ways it’s still happening today. Gaslighting, as Merriam-Webster defines it, is “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.” Our friends at the dictionary choose every year’s word based solely on data: This year saw a 1,740% increase in lookups on Merriam-Webster’s site for the term gaslighting. So while gaslighting is very 2022, it also could have been the word of the year many times before now — indeed, in nearly every period of American history. If we all did this, maybe the word of the year for 2023 would be self-awareness.

☆ 'Black Adam' review: Dwayne Johnson stars as the antihero in a drab addition to the DC Universe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —“Black Adam” features a protagonist of almost unlimited power, which only makes its puny script more conspicuous. There’s simply no getting around the clunkiness of the dialogue, or the sense “Black Adam” overestimates the character’s appeal. Times being what they are, playing an actual superhero represents an inevitable addition to Johnson’s action resume, and “Black Adam” (setting aside “DC’s League of Super-Pets”) checks off that box. “Black Adam” premieres October 21 in US theaters and is rated PG-13. DC and Warner Bros., which is distributing the movie, are units of Warner Bros.

☆ In 5 National Parks, Hidden Gems and Roads Less Traveled
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-20 | by ( Colleen Creamer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those of us who’ve had to squeeze our way through crowds at national parks recently can attest how hugely — and annoyingly — popular the parks have become. The pandemic turned a Klieg light on nature’s allure, so much so that 44 parks set visitation records in 2021, according to the National Park Service. And, given the upward trajectory of 2021’s visitation numbers, it’s safe to say greater numbers are likely to be seen in many parks this year. But even the most popular parks have hidden gems and entrances that aren’t clogged with traffic. Packing a little patience, along with water, snacks and sunscreen, will go a long way.

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☆ I moved my family from California to Austin, Texas, and regretted it. Here are 10 things to consider before making an expensive mistake.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Brett Alder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Brett Alder moved to Austin, Texas, for work and regrets the choice. A lot of people, including myself, move from California to Austin because of the hype and the perception that California and Austin are reasonably comparable in lifestyle. Water: Water is also shockingly expensive. Expensive pool maintenance, expensive landscaping services, expensive home repairs, expensive dining and movies. Expensive pool maintenance, expensive landscaping services, expensive home repairs, expensive dining and movies.

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