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☆ This Pulitzer Prize-nominated columnist interviewed dozens of aging people. Here's what he learned about the 'spiritual side' of retirement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

He interviewed a priest who said he was going to retire "in the graveyard" and a winemaker who said they'd retire "in the vineyard." CNBC Make It chatted with Lopez about how to face retirement and find purpose after working. 'Be ready to adapt'Aditi Shrikant, CNBC Make It: You interviewed dozens of people on retirement. This pandemic was serving us a preview of what our retirement would be when I'm spending more time at home. I'm still working three-fourths of the time, but I'm working mostly from home.

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In 2010, three of Marilyn Monroe’s chest and pelvis X-rays sold for $45,000. The real-life Monroe was gutsy enough to break a contract with 20th Century Fox and start her own production company, which she named Marilyn Monroe Productions. American actress Marilyn Monroe in Times Square, New York City, on December 12, 1955. I’m not saying films about Marilyn Monroe must be filled with butterflies and sunshine, or that art should never be difficult or emotionally disturbing. We are ultimately left with a bleak vision of Monroe’s life, albeit one that, perhaps due to de Armas’ acting more than the script itself, is still affecting.

Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry, Darling” is — on its immaculately, obsessively polished surface — a film about the danger of dreams. Even if you have somehow avoided all publicity for the film, the pop culture reference points should already be clear. Pugh conveys blissful serenity and anguished confusion with equal conviction; her deftness justifies Wilde’s poetic anti-narrative, and vice versa. The real world feels like ghostly and desaturated reflection. “Don’t Worry, Darling” is a movie that airily warns you to watch out for illusions even as it revels in a film’s power to create a world deliberately untethered from reality.

☆ Time-off policies are more generous than ever. So why does everyone feel more burned out than ever?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Molly Lipson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Nearly a fifth of respondents said they avoided taking vacation time for fear of being seen as not committed enough to their jobs. Many companies don't adjust their expectations based on their new leave policies and simply expect workers to cram in the same amount of work. When it was time to return to work, Paraskeva found herself unable to go in. The hypocrisy of time-off policies makes it clear that they seem to benefit the employer much more than workers themselves. By forcing people to pile on work before they leave and scramble once they return, companies are undercutting their supposedly generous time-off policies and making the workplace worse for everyone.

☆ DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard is the evilest version of a GOP game
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Susanne Ramírez De Arellano | Susanne Ramírez De Arellano Is A Freelance Writer | Journalist Based In New York City. She Is The Former News Director Of Channel In Puerto Rico | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis unexpectedly sent two planes carrying mostly Venezuelan immigrants, including children, to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. Greg Abbott bused migrants out of Texas this year to cities with Democratic mayors — he has sent more than 10,000 migrants to liberal enclaves. The migrants were kindly greeted on Martha’s Vineyard and received Covid-19 tests, food, clothing and shelter. It’s been reported that the migrants said they were unaware that they were going to Martha’s Vineyard, were promised aid and housing and had to walk miles from the airport to seek help. Perhaps DeSantis sent these planes to Martha’s Vineyard hoping that the visual of immigrants at the doorstep of rich, white liberals would help his political aspirations — all the way to the White House.

☆ I make up to $5,000 a month on Fiverr and only work 4 days a week. Here are my biggest tips for making your profile stand out to attract new clients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-22 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Her best advice is to be a leader in your projects and connect with your clients on a deeper level. I'm a content writer, speaker, and the founder and director of FreelanceSpeak, a blog and coaching business for freelancers. After taking a content-marketing course at work, I saw an opportunity to create a more fulfilling career on my own terms. I was hired to write location-specific articles, and I used those articles as samples to land my next client, a content agency. Sellers can't solicit customers for reviews — however, I use a template when I deliver a client's order that says, "Hi [name], I have your content ready for review.

☆ It's time to get rid of managers. All of them.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-12 | by ( Molly Lipson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

What would happen if a company completely got rid of middle managers? In 2012, the publishing company Medium restructured its organization and moved away from centralized management power. The model gets rid of managers and spreads their responsibilities across different roles, giving average workers more of a voice. The reality is that psychological safety isn't intrinsically available to everyone, and holacracy doesn't have anything in it to ensure that safety." It's true that holacracy doesn't eliminate the power structures determined by characteristics such as race, gender, age, and sexuality.

☆ I'm a working mom who's had no choice but to homeschool my kid. The government should offer more aid for families like mine.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-02 | by ( Melissa Petro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She's homeschooling her son as their district can't find a public school to meet his special needs. As a child with a disability, he's entitled to services that will support and help him succeed in school. The good news: I found a private school for kids with special needs and they have an immediate opening. Do I put it on a credit card, hire a lawyer, and sue my public school district for reimbursement? I don't have a full-time "job," but I'm literally doing the job of a hundred different people.

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