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☆ I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abby Ooi, a therapist, graduate student, and former Singapore Airlines flight attendant. I wanted to become a flight attendant — something I had fantasized about since I was young. But a few months into my second year of working for Singapore Airlines, I started experiencing a lot of stress. After 6 years at Singapore Airlines, I left in February and moved to Sydney a week later. A representative for Singapore Airlines did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

Persons: Abby Ooi, —, Ooi, Eager, I'm Organizations: Service, Singapore Airlines, Monash University, University of Sydney Locations: Malaysia, Singapore, of, New York City, California, Sydney, San Francisco

☆ I taught college-bound seniors for a decade. Here's what many wanted their parents to know about college admissions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alexandra Frost | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Most students want their parents to know that they are stressed about paying for college, too. AdvertisementI was a teacher for 10 years, and many high school students would take refuge in my classroom during lunchtime. AdvertisementKids want to choose their major and don't want parents' inputIt's the first question any new college student gets repeatedly: What's your major?" I watched numerous groups of students choose the same college so they wouldn't be separated. All of this can be more easily achieved if parents and college-bound kids are open to having conversations.

Persons: —, Taylor, it's, I'm, aren't, couldn't Organizations: Service Locations: America

☆ Former Apple exec felt 'incredibly insecure' switching industries—her No. 1 piece of advice for gaining confidence in a new job
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In 2016, she became a member of the Apple executive team as senior vice president of retail and online stores. The jump wasn't the most comfortable, Ahrendts said at World Business Forum in New York City. But then Ahrendts had a realization: she wasn't hired to know more or even as much as other employees. Ahrendts was hired to bring something new to Apple, something others at the company couldn't provide. "It's your job to connect, it's your job to enable.

Persons: Angela Ahrendts, Ahrendts, wasn't Organizations: Apple, World Business Locations: New York City

☆ I'm a California teacher who thinks phone use in classrooms is a big problem. I'm not convinced a new law will solve it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

California teacher Joelle Clark said phones are a distraction and policies on their use can be hard to enforce. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joelle Clark, a 28-year-old public school teacher in California, about the state's new law requiring schools to develop a policy that limits smartphone usage by July 1, 2026. I'm a six-year teacher, and I teach special-ed high school students with mild to moderate learning disabilities. So, I moved out to California and I came into a school where students are constantly on their phones. Maybe we should have a class on phones to teach kids healthy habits and the danger of media.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Bill, Joelle Clark, Clark, —, I'm, They're Organizations: Service, Apple Locations: California, Chicago

☆ AMD's post-earnings slide is a buying opportunity. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Bottom line The main part of our AMD thesis — fast-growing sales of its MI300 AI chips — is still on track, so we view the post-earnings pullback as a buying opportunity. Given how integral these AI chips are to AMD's growth, we were pleased management on Tuesday night raised its full-year sales projections to exceeding $5 billion. Another factor: AMD's chips passed some performance milestones with customers, Su said. We believe Su's AI roadmap — outlined at its AI event earlier this month — will lead to significant sales growth in 2025 and thereafter. Quarterly commentary Sales in AMD's all-important data-center segment came in $3.55 billion, exceeding estimates and more than doubling year over year.

Persons: We're, Lisa Su, Su, couldn't pare, Jim Cramer, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Club, Broadcom, ZT Systems, CNBC, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Meta, Revenue, Visitors, Congress, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: AMD's, —, Shanghai, China

☆ My first wife and I explored non-monogamy. Back in 2006 people thought it was bizarre.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Amy Schneider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"In the Form of a Question" explores Schneider's journey of leaning into curiosity as she explores numerous areas of life. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI met Kelly in 2004, and it was quickly apparent to both of us that we were going to get married. In the Bay Area in 2023, that's not hugely shocking, but in Cincinnati in 2006, people thought it was bizarre. We didn't tell many people about it, but we didn't hide it, either, and even our friends were skeptical.

Persons: Amy Schneider, —, Kelly, I'd, she'd, we'd, Jude Law, Justine Henin, Hardenne, Ripley, that's, Simon, Simon & Schuster Organizations: Service, of Trent, Bay Area, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Locations: American, Bay, Cincinnati

☆ I quit my 9-to-5 to lead a slow, minimalist life as a YouTuber. I'm happier, calmer, and more fulfilled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I tried to make it work, but I never really felt fulfilled, and I couldn't pinpoint why. At first, that was what slow living was for me—rearranging my days and my life to physically slow down. I started doing YouTube more and my 9-to-5 less until I was able to become a full-time YouTuber. Even though we are now living in the city, I plan to always live a slow living lifestyle. Over time, slow living has transitioned into a whole mindset for me.

Persons: Sophie Daquis, Daquis, —, I'd, I've Organizations: Service, Nokia, Habitat, Humanity, YouTube Locations: San Diego, Maui, Hawaii, Lisbon, Portugal

☆ The end of American careerism
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementClimbing the corporate ladder was once the cornerstone of the American dream. Maybe that's why earlier this year, a young New Yorker struck a chord on TikTok when he vowed to "descend the corporate ladder." Eventually, he got promoted into a corporate office role, and that opened up even more opportunities for advancement. "That was a betrayal from a company I had been incredibly dedicated to," Zack told me. Besides, the dream of climbing the corporate ladder was probably never as great as it seemed to be.

Persons: Zack, I'm, I've, Randstad, James Yates, Dell, careerism, Benjamin Franklin —, Shoshana Zuboff, James, he's, who's, Gen, Xers, Gen Zers, Michel Anteby, Aki Ito Organizations: New Yorker, Industrial, . Companies, Harvard Business School, BI, Professionals, Gallup, Boston University, Business Locations: United States, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, New, America

☆ F1 championships are increasingly being decided by how teams use new technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bryn Lennon - Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Getty ImagesDoing this with a digital twin allows teams to develop strategies for different circuits. With 24 races on the schedule and only a handful of days in between, forecasting track performance is critical to ensuring engineers are ready to make any necessary changes. While teams are allowed up to 60 operational staff at the track on race days, each is communicating with analysts back at headquarters. "Everyone there will be looking at their computer and providing feedback to the racetrack engineers with recommendations that can be actioned onto the race car." With the cost-cap limiting budgets to $135 million per year, automating repetitive tasks is crucial to ensuring teams are using their resources efficiently.

Persons: Williams, James Vowles, CNBC's, Dan Keyworth, Red Bull, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton of, Bryn Lennon, Britain's, Ben Waterhouse, Red, there's, Alessio Morgese Organizations: McLaren, CNBC, Mercedes, Oracle Red Bull Racing, of Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit, Engineers, Miami, Getty, Nurphoto Locations: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain, Netherlands, parc ferme, Northampton, England, Monaco, Miami, USA

☆ The costs of raising kids without grandparental care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She is one of those millennial parents who get no childcare help from their parents, whether due to distance or larger disagreements about raising kids. Americans are more atomizedFor those who live far from family, raising kids can be an expensive and isolating experience. They also spend around $1,500 a year on respite care, short-term care service for children with disabilities. Waldron limits how many clients she accepts because she has to take care of her son, too. While the UK also has high childcare costs, Waldron is drawn to options such as 15-30 hours of free childcare a week and low-cost extracurriculars.

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☆ I got my first smartphone at 30. It ruined my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At 30, I reluctantly bought a smartphone once life with my flip phone became too difficult. Despite the benefits of having a smartphone, I feel more isolated and like I rely on it too much. Having grown up in the age of cellphones, my flip phone felt more than good enough since I could call and text anytime, anywhere. I miss my flip phone, but there's no going backI now view my life in two distinct eras: before and after the iPhone. Life was simpler with my flip phone, but having a smartphone isn't all bad.

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☆ How access to reproductive care shaped a founder's career, highlighting its importance as an economic driver
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And birth control and abortion access play key roles in women's economic success. Several states will have abortion access on the ballot. Access to reproductive healthcare made the difference again for Young when she experienced a miscarriage at work during a subsequent pregnancy. AdvertisementAbortion denial has downstream effects on women's economic potential, Salganicoff said, impacting everything from their education level to their ability to advance in their careers. Similarly, a recently published study from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality found that restrictions on abortion access "pose significant risks to the well-being and economic security of women," especially low-income women.

Persons: Tracy Young, —, Young, Alina Salganicoff, Salganicoff, Roe, Wade Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Guttmacher Institute, University of California, Georgetown Center Locations: Women's, California, San Francisco

☆ I'm disabled and had my closet professionally decluttered. Here's what it taught me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Sofía Viera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I hired a professional organizer to help me deal with the clutter in my closet. I put all the clothes and accessories in trash bags and shoved them into my closet. I wouldn't be able to go up and down my stairs countless times to throw out the dozen trash bags. Millie Naor, professional organizer and founder of Bella Organizers, came to my apartment one Monday morning. Once the closet was empty, it was time to decide what to keep and what to throw away.

Persons: —, I'd, I've, Millie Naor, Millie Organizations: Service, Bella Organizers

☆ I'm an introvert, and my husband is an extrovert who loves to party. It caused friction and almost cost us our relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Kahini Calcuttawalla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He liked to invite friends over and party until early in the morning because he's an extrovert. AdvertisementMy husband started out as a friend who I never would have dated if it weren't for the pandemic's strict lockdown. I'm an introvert — someone who usually prefers a low-key hangout with a few close friends or a night in by myself. I wondered if we were incompatibleEven when I enjoy a big social event, I'm exhausted afterward and need time to recuperate. AdvertisementAfter some difficult conversations and compromising, my husband now only goes out on weekends, and I rarely join him.

Persons: —, I'm, couldn't, seltzer, We're, he'll, I've Organizations: Service

☆ My home was damaged in Hurricane Milton. I was shocked at how fast FEMA sent me $9,200 after I applied.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rick Shiver said Hurricane Milton damaged the awning and ductwork of his Port Orange, Florida, home. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Shiver, a 72-year-old retired firefighter in Port Orange, part of the Daytona Beach metropolitan area on Florida's Atlantic Coast. I live in Port Orange, Florida. AdvertisementA lot of the Port Orange area was underwater. Rick Shiver's home in Port Orange, Florida, after Hurricane Milton.

Persons: Rick Shiver, Milton, Port, Shiver, —, I'm, Augustine, It's, Rick Shiver's, Hurricane Milton, Dan Latu, I've, We've, we've, they're Organizations: FEMA, Service, Daytona, Hurricane Locations: Port Orange , Florida, Port Orange, Daytona Beach, Coast, St, DeLand, Florida, Pennsylvania

☆ Andrew Webber's forever war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Sam Fellman | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

Like others in Chosen Company, Webber had been drawn to Ukraine for reasons he couldn't quite explain. AdvertisementNow, as Webber and his fellow members of Chosen Company got acquainted in the bar, uncertainty hung over the gathering. One showed an assault team clearing a World War I-style bunker, using live rounds. AdvertisementCats are everywhere on the front lines in Ukraine; Webber rescued one from a building under fire. "It seemed like he had stuff he was working on," says O'Leary, the CO of Chosen Company.

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☆ Florida woman accused of zipping boyfriend in suitcase and leaving him to suffocate found guilty of murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida woman accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase and leaving him in there to suffocate was found guilty of murder on Friday, four years after what she had initially described to authorities as a case of drunken hide-and-seek gone wrong. She said that she had gone upstairs and passed out, and when she woke up, she realized Torres was still inside the suitcase. She said she "moved it around a little bit" while Torres was still inside the suitcase. In the video clips, Boone allegedly mocked Torres as he begged for help, NBC affiliate WESH of Daytona Beach reported. Boone said Torres began pushing on the suitcase and she feared he would get out.

Persons: Sarah Boone, Jorge Torres Jr, Torres, Boone Organizations: Sheriff’s, NBC, Daytona, WESH, Prosecutors Locations: Florida, Orange County, Orange

☆ I'm a mom of 3 and struggled to keep my kids off screens. 4 strategies have helped get them outside more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jennifer Knowles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm a mom of three boys and noticed their screen use increased over time. I implemented four rules that have helped my kids cut back on technology and have more fun. AdvertisementI'll admit it: I have a hard time managing my kids' screen use. As a mom of three boys I noticed that I was relying a lot on screens. AdvertisementTheir behavior started to changeIf the kids were on screens too long, they became agitated.

Persons: —, I've Organizations: Service, Technology

☆ I didn't cosign my kids' student loans because I couldn't take on more debt as a single mom. I supported them in other ways.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Lisa B. Samalonis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I was a single mother with a lot of debt, so I couldn't cosign student loans for my two sons. I helped them pay for their small college expenses along the way. AdvertisementWhile I very much wanted my sons to go to college, as a divorced single parent, I chose not to cosign or take on Parent Plus loans that would add to my personal debt. Too much debt had previously been a problem for me, and I had learned some financial lessons the hard way. I decided I could help my sons with expenses as we went along — like textbooks and housing.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Parent

☆ VCs are 'hedging their bets,' backing competing LLMs like Anthropic and OpenAI, breaking a long-standing venture taboo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ben Bergman | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Venture firms are increasingly investing in competing LLM startups like OpenAI and xAI. Some VCs argue investing in multiple LLMs is strategic, while others see it as unethical. AdvertisementWhen venture firms pull out their checkbooks, there has traditionally been an unspoken rule: Do not back a competitor. Sound Ventures and Wisdom Ventures backed both OpenAI and Anthropic. There is also the matter of money, with only a handful of firms capable of writing the colossal checks required to fund LLM companies.

Persons: VCs, —, Joe Aaron, — Sheel, Andreessen Horowitz, Elon Musk's XAI, Ilya Sutskever, Umesh Padval, Padval, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gregg Hill, they've Organizations: Service, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Ark Invest, Sound Ventures, Wisdom Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Parkway Venture, Madrona Ventures, NASDAQ Locations: OpenAI, Canadian

☆ After my divorce, I struggled to talk about it. Here's how I handled the sensitive subject with friends and strangers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Sassafras Patterdale | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I had to tell most people I was getting divorced immediatelyGetting divorced is life-changing. You'll have to talk about it everywhere, from the bank and the post office to conversations with friends and family. AdvertisementTalking about my divorce is rarely easy, but that's OKAt first, I couldn't talk about the way I was blindsided by divorce without crying. As I started building a new life that I love, the divorce got easier to talk about. Sharing my divorce experience publicly has helped me feel less alone and more connected to my friends, chosen family, and community.

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

☆ Young men are getting testosterone boosts to feel stronger, sharper, and anxiety-free
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Andréa Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He had low testosterone levels, in the range of 219 to 239 nanograms per deciliter. Take Alexis Ohanian, the 41-year-old Reddit cofounder and Serena Williams' husband, who recently posted on X about his (relatively high) testosterone levels. RoWhen LaSara's cofounder John Snedegar opened up his brick-and-mortar men's health clinic in 2017, "nobody" was specializing in men's sexual health, he said. But he typically recommends lifestyle changes, like more exercise, eating better, and getting good sleep, which all naturally help to boost testosterone levels. Researchers such as Berumen worry the branding of men's health clinics prop up impossible standards of manhood.

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☆ The 'We Live in Time' director on why the movie made financiers nervous, and how that devastating ending changed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star as a couple dealing with a cancer diagnosis in "We Live in Time." Advertisement"We Live in Time," the new film starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as a couple dealing with a cancer diagnosis, defies easy categorization. The movie, which is structured as a nonlinear narrative, follows the relationship between Tobias (Garfield), a Weetabix salesman, and Almut (Pugh), a former figure skater turned Michelin chef, over the course of a decade. The actors — and director — went through the emotional wringerGarfield plays Tobias in "We Live in Time." The ending of 'We Live in Time' was originally differentPugh and Garfield in "We Live in Time."

Persons: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, John Crowley, Crowley, —, Tobias, Garfield, Pugh, it's, It's, who's, Oscar, Saoirse Ronan, Peter, Almut, Ella, who'd, she's, I'm, we're Organizations: Service, London, BI Locations: Brooklyn, Tobias

☆ I'm an entrepreneur and father who brings my son to work events. Blending family and work is how I find balance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Peter Lewis, a tech and finance executive, travels yearly between two countries with his family. Lewis involves his son in work events, turning challenges into entrepreneurship lessons. "We're a traveling family," Lewis told Business Insider. "I've learned to find meaning in how our work and family lives intersect," Lewis said. If you work in Big Tech or finance and would like to share your work-life balance story, email Tess Martinelli at tmartinelli@businessinsider.com.

Persons: Peter Lewis, Lewis, —, he's, Lewis —, it's, Tacoma , Washington —, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service, Business, He's, Big Tech Locations: Wichita , Kansas, Santiago , Chile, South America, Tacoma , Washington, Oregon, Big, tmartinelli

☆ I was the last generation in college without a smartphone. We were more spontaneous, and social media didn't dictate our lives.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Vanessa Ogle | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementWhen I took a college tour in the early 2000s, I walked carefully around campus, making note of pivotal places. While it may seem inconvenient now or even scary, being among the last generation to enter college without a smartphone was a gift. Facebook was popular, but social media didn't dominate our on-campus lives. Related storiesI checked social media on a computer sporadically, and then I was off to live my life and meet new people. Connecting with people was more intentionalNot being so connected online helped me be more connected in real life with my friends.

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