Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂
CAREER
9 Career Lessons We Learned from Mean Girls. This is basically my favorite movie of all-time, so I felt like I had to include this link! (Levo League)
What are the trends for next gen corporate America? Here: Don’t let your career become outdated. (Penelope Trunk)
Great article by my friend Kara: A Simple Trick to Always Keep Your Resume Updated. I do this! (DailyMuse)
Your resume may need to stand out, but here’s Why Standing Out Is Actually Bad For Your Business. (Uncaged Life)
Are You Collecting a Paycheck or Creating Value? My boss asks this question of our team a lot, and it’s a great reminder to always strive to deliver more to our clients. (Levo League)
Oof, this hits me hard. Leave Work at Work: How to End Your Day. (Ooomf)
The Eight Secrets To Managing A Totally Virtual Team. (Under30CEO)
PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
8 Things The Most Successful People Do That Make Them Great. (Barking Up the Wrong Tree)
Why We Miss Creative Ideas That Are Right Under Our Noses. (Farnam Street)
Coffee Myth-Busting: Cup Of Joe May Help Hydration And Memory. (NPR)
Great interview! Arianna Huffington Marie Forleo Discuss Thrive. (YouTube)
Really cool analogy: Life is a maze, not a marathon. (Oliver Emberton)
Having A Bad Day? 8 Tips To Manage Stress. (Levo League)
The 9 Stages of Goal-Setting. (A Life Less BS)
7 Ways to Kill Your Productivity. (Full Contact)
HEALTH/FITNESS
Is this a real post or some sort of early April Fool’s joke? My Facebook page had some discussion going on this one: Bread Shaming. (Elle)
Fascinating! Human Study Links High Meal Frequency to Higher Weight Gain. (SuppVersity)
30 Convincing Reasons to Start Running Now. (Greatist)
Ultrarunning: Are We Meant to Go the Distance? (Daily Burn)
Related: The Runner’s Guide to Prevent and Treat Blisters. (Greatist)
Also: Why Runners Can’t Eat Whatever They Want. (Wall Street Journal)
Good checklist here: How to Train for a 200-Mile Team Relay Race. (Daily Burn)
Not-so-subtle knock on Soulcycle: Welcome to Spin Class: You Won’t Last. Good thing I go to Flywheel! (New York Times)
The Optimal Amount Of Time To Rest Between Intervals. (Prevention Magazine)
This is a really interesting metric I hadn’t considered in myt raining: Time Under Tension (TUT) – Random Numbers or Forgotten Determinant of Training Success? (Suppversity)
Fitter, Faster: 8 Training Tips You Can Try Today. (SELF Magazine)
How To Make Your Workouts Wild. (Ben Greenfield Fitness)
TRAVEL
This is cool! Though I’d admittedly be kind of scared to go. Pyongyang Opens Marathon to Tourist-Runners. (ABC News)
Wow, who knew? The Campaign to Ban Love Locks on Paris’ Bridges. (Skift)
I Don’t Care if It’s Against Company Policy. (Hotel News Now)
3 New Ways Airports Are Using Technology to Better Track Luggage. (Skift)
This is a cool new twist: Airlines Push Subscription Programs as the Next Phase in Loyalty. (Skift)
In-Flight Calls Aren’t Nearly as Annoying as Passengers Fear. (Skift)
Marketing contradictions: Youth enjoy tech, but hate feeling enslaved by devices. (Tnooz)
In the trendy-food-while-you-travel vein: Royal Caribbean Introduces the World’s First Food Truck at Sea and U.S. Airlines Adding Craft Beers to In-Flight Menus. (Skift)
MISCELLANY
Oops, I am guilty! This is really interesting: It’s time to stop using ‘just’ in your writing and speaking. (Ragan)
Some of these are really crazy: 40 Must-See Photos From The Past. (Pulptastic)
Uber Cab Confessions. (GQ)
25 Professions And What It’s Like To Date Someone Who’s In Them. So many of these are so true. (Thought Catalog)
At first I thought this was an April Fool’s, but it’s actually real. Crazy! How Lazy Is Your Dog? The Whistle Activity Monitor Will Tell You. (Yahoo)
Finally, let’s end with a funny video. The best part is that this is pretty much my daily routine before my friend Blake gifted me a class on how to do my makeup! Guys Do Their Girlfriends’ Makeup. (YouTube)
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