Four types of productivity styles and why it’s hard to get stuff done at work

Working with Different Productivity Styles

Per here, the four types of work productivity styles are: Prioritizer: Logical, analytical, fact-based thinking is preferred. Planner: Organized, sequential, planned, detailed thinking is preferential. Arranger: Focus is on supportive, expressive, and emotional thinking. Visualizer: Holistic, intuitive, and integrated thinking… Continue Reading

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Let’s talk realistically about LinkedIn publishing for a second

Pros and Cons LinkedIn Publishing

Just read this article on Forbes about LinkedIn publishing and how it’s poised to become the next great media company. Not sure I 100 percent agree, but my opinions are neither here nor there; I’m one person, and I’m not… Continue Reading

You need to make $87,536 to buy a home in NYC; San Francisco? $142,448

It costs a lot to buy in San Francisco or NYC

From here, there’s this: This data comes from a mortgage research website (HSH.com) and is pretty much what you’d expect: the Northeast Corridor demands a relatively large salary (minus Philly, maybe); Florida is comparatively inexpensive (I thought Miami would be… Continue Reading

Here are the 10 hardest-working cities in America

WalletHub Hardest-Working Cities

New report from WalletHub, in turn summarized on Forbes. WalletHub tends to do some interesting stuff with their data, even if it’s pretty easy to quibble with some of the findings. The methodology here involved: Average workweek hours Commute time… Continue Reading

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No one really cares about Human Resources, and now HR is mad

Human Resources And Strategic Value

2015 saw a 7 percent drop in those who believe HR plays an important role in their organizations. Just over half of HR professionals (55 percent) are happy with the way their HR team is perceived by the rest of… Continue Reading

The most popular TED Talks ever kinda prove you’re living life wrong

Lessons from TED Talks

TED Talks, as a general concept, are fairly inspirational (or at least informative). I have the TED Roku channel for this exact reason: sometimes I just want to watch 2-3 in a row to help me contextualize an issue better.… Continue Reading

The six traits that an attractive city supposedly needs

What Makes A City Beautiful?

Here are two interesting concepts related to this discussion: A lot of times, people will say things such as “The beauty of a city is subjective!” To a certain extent, that’s true; it’s also true that how someone perceives a… Continue Reading

Misconceptions: Millennials probably will quit jobs over money, aren’t “The Trophy Generation”

Millennial Misconceptions

If you think this has any value, feel free to share it around. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  Lot of broad generalizations about the next generation coming up, i.e. millennials. Notably: they want to live in… Continue Reading