SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
I've spent 30 years researching what makes people, and especially leaders, mentally strong. Along the way, I've discovered that you become mentally stronger by exercising six core mental muscles:
Confidence
Fortitude
Boldness
Decision-making
Goal-focus
Messaging (which is about showing up positive-minded and engaged)
You can get in easy "reps" to build these muscles by being intentional about what you...
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A teacher caught students using ChatGPT on their first assignment to introduce themselves. Her post about it started a debate.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Professor Megan Fritts caught several students using ChatGPT in the first week of the semester. picture alliance/Getty Images
A teacher's students ChatGPT for a simple introductory assignment in an ethics and technology class.
Professor Megan Fritts shared her concerns on X, sparking debate on AI's role in education.
Educators are divided on AI's impact, with some feeling...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
This image shows the region of the sky in which the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351 is situated. (Photo: ESO)
Astronomers have discovered the brightest object ever observed in the universe, a quasar that shines 500 trillion times brighter than our Sun.
This record-breaking celestial body, named J0529-4351, was identified using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
Quasars...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Thalapathy Vijay and director Venkat Prabhu's 'The Greatest of All Time' aka 'GOAT' recorded a phenomenal opening at the box office worldwide. The spy thriller raked in approximately Rs 43 crore nett at the domestic box office, reported the tracking website, Sacnilk. According to reports, 'GOAT' could have easily surpassed Rs 100 crore (gross) at the worldwide...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Tim Walz, Donald Trump (Photo: AP)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, used Labor Day to remind voters of how Donald Trump sees common workers versus his wealthy friends.
“This guy has made it clear how he stands,” Walz said on Monday in Milwaukee. “He’s sitting down at Mar-a-Lago after he got elected president and...
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‘Pretty stingy’: Baby boomers are failing to spend their massive wealth — what’s driving this trend and why experts say they won’t change anytime soon
AUGUST 28, 2024
Why baby boomers are so stingy with their money. - JulieAlexK/Envato Elements
Over the years, baby boomers have accumulated a lot of wealth. Indeed, they’ve accumulated half (52%) of all the net wealth in the U.S. worth a total of $76 trillion, according to Federal Reserve data.
So why are they so tight with their money?
The Economist shed some...
AUGUST 27, 2024
Donald Trump, Believers Summit, Palm Beach, FL
I’m glad Democrats are finally hitting back at Donald Trump. Enough with the “high road.”
They’re calling him “weird.”
They’re mocking him. “Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,” Hillary Clinton sneered at the Democratic convention. “When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history — the first person to...
AUGUST 27, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. prosecutors obtained a new indictment in the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump on Tuesday, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from...
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“It’s A Nightmare To Maintain”: Homeowners Are Revealing The 23 Worst Things They Regret Spending A Ton Of Money On
AUGUST 18, 2024
I'm not a homeowner, but I won't lie and say I don't often daydream about what my future home will look like. So, when u/Kac03032012 asked the homeowners of Reddit to share the worst thing to splurge on when it comes to owning a house, I was all ears. From lawn work to hot tubs, here are...
AUGUST 15, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent mpox outbreaks a global health emergency, as the virus continues to spread rapidly across the world. This decision comes amid growing concerns over the rising number of cases and the emergence of a new strain of the virus. Earlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and...