Links I Love: October 26, 2014

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/tablet and enjoy 🙂

CAREER

4 Additional Perks to Negotiate. Key point: only if they are important to you! (Levo League)

10 Questions to Answer Before Quitting Your Job: How I took a leap of faith to start my own business. Brit is so accomplished and impressive! (Grit by Brit)

11 Beauty And Fashion Tips From Molly Ford For Succeeding At Work. (Forbes)

Fascinating! Acknowledging appearance reduces bias when beauties apply for masculine jobs. (ScienceDaily)

Do You Prefer Having A Male Boss? (The Onion)

Google’s product strategy: Make two of everything. (Ars Technica)

How To Run Your Meetings Like Apple and Google. (99u)

PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

7 Hacks to Get Through The 3:00pm Work Slump. (Under 30 CEO)

Habits > Hacks. (Sparring Mind)

Exposing the Multitasking Myth: 4 Better Ways to Manage Your Time. (Time Management Ninja)

Really comprehensive and brilliant guide: How to Find the Time to Accomplish Anything. (Feld)

Beware of Reactionary Workflow. (99U)

Must read: Sorry, No Calls. (On Startups)

Related: Please Do Not Leave A Message: Why Millennials Hate Voice Mail. I call people back without a voicemail if I already know them; if it’s a number I don’t recognize, I don’t call back if they don’t leave a message. (NPR)

Also related: Zero notifications. Stay tuned for a full post about this topic from me this week. (Joel Gascoigne)

The Psychology of Investing: 7 Mental Biases That Could Impact How You Invest. (Learn Vest)

Decision fatigue, ego depletion: How to make better decisions. (Slate)

HEALTH/FITNESS

The Power of Being a Front-Row Fitness Star. This is usually me! (BariStudio)

Cool look at what it’s like to win a race: Empire State Half Marathon 2014. Congratulations, Laura! (Catching My Breath)

Diary of an Intermittent Faster. (Q by Equinox)

Transform Your Relationship with Food by Doing This One Simple Thing. (Raise Healthy Eaters)

My weight loss story: How I used the spiralizer to get healthy and lose 25 pounds. (Inspiralized)

Fantastic arguments made here: The Food Babe visits my university. (PORK Network)

TRAVEL

I love this! San Antonio introduces two Digital Library kiosks. (Airport World)

This is cool, but I can’t see customs liking this… Harvest Days taking place at Stockholm Arlanda. (Airport World)

How JetBlue Decides What Food to Feed Its Flyers. (Skift)

Traveling the World When it Matters the Most: Quit Your Job and Travel in Your 20s. (Thrillist)

MISCELLANY

This is chilling – gave me nightmares. ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say. (New York Times)

How we end up marrying the wrong people. (The Philosophers’ Mail)

What type of woman should freeze her eggs? (Penelope Trunk)

Girl, 12, Takes on Sports Catalog for Gender Equality. (ABC News)

And finally, for a laugh, this is genius: Did You Know That You Can Load Up A Refrigerator’s Ice Dispenser With Candy. (Buzzfeed)

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