Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy 🙂
CAREER
The Shut-In Economy. (Medium)
Effectuation: The best theory of entrepreneurship. (Necrophone)
Keurig accidentally created the perfect business model for hardware startups. (Medium)
The Best (and Worst) Times to Schedule an Interview. (Daily Muse)
17 Bizarre Interview Questions Asked by Facebook, Twitter, and Other Real Companies. (Levo League)
The Company You Work For Is Not Your Friend. (Lifehacker)
Warming Up to the Manager’s Schedule. (Medium)
PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
6 People, 6 Balancing Acts: ‘The Brilliant Work-Life Hack That Saves My Sanity’. (LearnVest)
How to put an end to workload paralysis. (Crew Labs)
Stop Having One-Hour Meetings. (99u)
Related: Don’t Waste the Tiny Gaps in Your Schedule. (99u)
16 Little-Known Google Calendar Features That’ll Make You More Productive. (Hubspot)
Increase Your Productivity With A Weekly Review. (Vanseo Design)
Already wrote about these earlier in the week, but check out: 19 Tips To Impress Literally Everyone You Meet (BuzzFeed), A Better Way to Introduce Your Friends at Parties (Storyline), and How to introduce someone. (LinkedIn)
Related: How to Remember Names in 3 Simple Steps. (Pick the Brain)
Why We’re Attracted to A**holes. (Greatist)
Life gets awesome when you opt out. (Yes and Yes)
HEALTH/FITNESS
Average Women Get Photoshopped To Look Like Cover Models. Argh, this makes me angry. I’m not saying we should beat ourselves up that we don’t look flawless, but what’s wrong with liking the way you look when you’ve been airbrushed? I feel like these women were coached to say they hated it. (BuzzFeed)
Struggling to Lose Weight? Your Environment May Be to Blame. (Hello Healthy)
Is Chronic Cardio Making You Fat? (It May Be!). (Erica House)
Ban on fast-food eateries in South L.A. hasn’t cut obesity, study says. (Los Angeles Times)
TRAVEL
The Next Chipotle: 12 Chains Ready to Blow Up in 2015. (Thrillist)
There Are Only 2 More Howard Johnson’s Restaurants Left in America. (Skift)
The 33 Best Beer Bars in America. (Thrillist)
The 11 Best Vacation Spots Within Driving Distance of Denver. I need to start exploring my new state more! (Thrillist)
Surprise! Airbnb comes in dead last as Millennials’ preferred accommodation. (Tnooz)
The passenger experience and the bottom line. (Airport World)
What’s that airport code stand for? Ask AirportCod.es. Learning the meanings behind them is a really helpful tool for remembering them! (Tnooz)
Less tin foil hat-ish than you might think: How Crazy Am I to Think I Actually Know Where That Malaysia Airlines Plane Is? (New York Magazine)
The Cost of Things in the U.S. After Being Away for 14 Years. Cracked me up! (The Billfold)
Surprisingly heartwarming: How I Became A Minor Celebrity In China (After My Stolen Phone Ended Up There). (BuzzFeed)
MISCELLANY
There’s a Modern Problem Afflicting Our Friendships — And It’s Time to Talk About It. (Mic)
Keurig for X’: Pods Invade the Kitchen. (New York Magazine)
The Complete Guide to Making Ramen at Home. (First We Feast)
How to Make a Perfect Batch of Nachos. (Bon Appetit)
From Our Prison to Your Dinner Table. (Pacific Standard)
10 Things I Learned From the Most Successful Woman I’ve Ever Known. (The Sweet Life with Ericka)
Kind server treats little boy without enough cash for an ice cream, is rewarded later with huge tip. Aw! (Some E-Cards)
Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear. (TED Talks)
Finally, for a laugh: How your dog sees beloved children’s book covers. (Some E-Cards)
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I totally get what you’re saying about it sounding like the women were coached in that “Average Women Get Photoshopped” article…but I was in a situation where I had a photo retouched for a headshot, and I had the exact same reaction of feeling like I just wasn’t looking at myself in the picture. It didn’t have anything to do with body shape, it was my face–I felt like the retouching made me look like I was made out of plastic and not quite fully alive, and it just didn’t look like me.
Oh, that is so interesting! I’ve never had anything similar done so I have no idea how I would react.