Category: Digital health

  • The secret life of car sharing

    The secret, sordid lives of shared cars Greg Hanscom, grist.org ShutterstockThis Frasier reunion show isn’t going to tape itself — better step on it.So you want to share your car. You’ve got a plan to rent it out during your off-hours. Good on you: You might help a few of your neighbors get by without……

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  • Economic Plancha cook stove

    EcoZoom Plancha Cook Stove Kent Griswold, tinyhouseblog.com Tom Pritchard from EcoZoom located in Oregon contacted me a while back about their wood cooking stove called the EcoZoom Plancha. He thought the owners of tiny houses might be interested in the stove and asked me to review it.The sto… http://flip.it/BjZo6 Related articles Survival Friday: One Log…

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  • The happiest countries in the world

    The 10 Happiest Countries In The World, And Why We’re Not One Of Them fastcoexist.com The United Nations just released its second World Happiness Report, which ranks countries according to happiness levels. Nordic countries are at the top this year, while the U.S., Egypt, and Greece are (surprise!) all more disgruntled than they we… http://flip.it/r89bF…

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  • Are open plan offices harmful to worker productivity?

    (via Open-Plan Offices Detrimental To Worker Productivity, Study Finds) Related articles 24 Reasons Your Open-Plan Office Sucks (buzzfeed.com) WiFi detrimental to health, New Zealand study suggests (sott.net) Science That Proves the 9-to-5 Day Is Hell For Creative Workers (theatlantic.com)

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  • What countries are most anxious about the world

    What Countries Are Most Anxious About Around The World fastcoexist.com The Japanese fret about natural disasters. The cost of living is most worrisome for Spaniards. For those in the Middle East, conflict is top of mind. Here’s a breakdown of what keeps the world up at night. If you’re an anxiety-prone per­son, the… http://flip.it/FwMYv

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  • Phrases to avoid in email

    5 Phrases You Should Never Use In An Email BY DRAKE BAER, fastcompany.com If you want to sound like an intelligent person rather than a cliché robot, that is. It’s way eas­i­er to rely on clichés and clap­trap in your writ­ing than to expend the ener­gy on an orig­i­nal thought—one rea­son why the 70 emails…

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  • Working at a company without email

    Is There Life After Email? Yes, And It’s Amazing BY SCOTT BERKUN, fastcompany.com Scott Berkun, author of The Year Without Pants, on his time at WordPress.com, a company that—pinch us—doesn’t rely on email. I worked at WordPress.com, the 15th most pop­u­lar web­site in the world to write The Year With­out Pants, a book abou… http://flip.it/a0jgJ

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  • How many tweets does it take to love?

    How Many Facebook Messages, Tweets, And Phone Calls Does It Take To Fall In Love? BY JOE BERKOWITZ, fastcocreate.com A new study by U.K. electronics retailer Pixmania shows that young people are becoming couples faster than ever, thanks to social media, and breaks down how much digital data it takes to fall in love. In…

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  • Every email should be five sentences long

    Why Every Email Should Be 5 Sentences Long BY DRAKE BAER, fastcompany.com If your message is too short you’ll sound abrupt. If it’s too long no one will read it. Here’s why five sentences is the just-right length. “Prop­er email is a bal­ance between polite­ness and succinctness,” entrepreneur-investor-author Guy… http://flip.it/tEhjd Related articles Why Every Email…

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  • Adapt or Die: The New Technology Landscape

    Adapt or Die: The New Technology Landscape | Inc.com. Related articles Inc. Magazine Recognizes IT Services Company Oxford Consulting Group on the 2013 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies (virtual-strategy.com) 5 Ways to Get and Keep Motivated (business.time.com)

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  • What The Anytime, Anywhere Workplace Really Means For Your Work, Life Balance

    What The Anytime, Anywhere Workplace Really Means For Your Work, Life Balance | Fast Company | Business + Innovation. Related articles Evidence mounts that the good workplace is extremely good for business (stephenhinton.org) The barefoot-at-work debate is gaining some serious steam (letsgobarefoot.wordpress.com) A Day In The Life Of An iPhone Factory Worker | Fast Company…

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  • Want The Job? Learn To Tell Great Stories, Starting With Your Interview

    Want The Job? Learn To Tell Great Stories, Starting With Your Interview | Fast Company | Business + Innovation. Related articles Links We Love: Storytelling for Success (thedailymuse.com)

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