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
Roger Fisher on a Better Way to Negotiate. (Farnam Street)
The Tiger Mom Tax: Asians Are Nearly Twice as Likely to Get a Higher Price from Princeton Review. (ProPublica)
Advice College Admissions Officers Give Their Own Kids. (New York Times)
Millennial Employees Confound Big Banks. (Wall Street Journal)
For Generation Z, Email Has Become a Rite of Passage. (Wall Street Journal)
What To Do When A Coworker Tries To Make You Look Bad. (Fast Company)
5 Tips for Getting Laid-Off Gracefully. (Ivanka Trump)
How I Fight Imposter Syndrome. (Medium)
PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Information Flood: 5 Lifelines to Save Leaders. (Laura Stack)
Joy, Money, and Flow: The Three Qualities of Purposeful Work. (Chris Guillebeau)
How to Avoid the 9 Things That Hurt Productivity Most. (Zapier)
How to Set Smarter, Faster, and Better Goals. (A Life of Productivity)
9 Fast Ways to Calm Down When You’re Anxious AF. (Greatist)
Good News Alert! Cooking Is a Form of Therapy. (Brit and Co)
7 Foolproof Ways to Win Friends and Influence People. (Greatist)
How to Make Friends Even When You’re #Awkward. (Greatist)
HEALTH/FITNESS
Greenery (or Even Photos of Trees) Can Make Us Happier. (New York Times)
What can we learn from runners about “getting better”?. (Runners Tribe)
Better Running Through Walking. (New York Times)
Is a Stride Analysis Really Worth It? Your Stride Is Like a Fingerprint. (Run to the Finish)
Swim. Bike. Cheat?. (New York Times)
Related: Dozens Suspected of Cheating to Enter Boston Marathon. (Runners World)
TRAVEL
British astronaut Tim Peake all set to run London Marathon from space. (CBS News)
Fare wars: As airlines duel, Dallas passengers are seeing prices fall. (Dallas Morning News)
The Death of Virgin America’s Brand and the Aftermath of the Alaska Airlines Sale. (Skift)
JetBlue Exec: Virgin America Was a Nice-To Have But Not Worth $2.6 Billion. (Skift)
Fuel Dumping: The Basic. This is a must-read if you want to understand how to cash in on “mistake fares”! (Secret Flying)
Why women book their business trips earlier than men. (Economist)
A flying visit to five of the US’s smallest airports. (Airport World)
Airports, Designed for Everyone but the Passenger. (New York Times)
The Customer-Centric Airport. (Sabre)
App-based F&B pre-ordering now available at FLL, DEN and MSY. (Future Travel Experience)
Turning to technology. (Airport World)
Modern cures for a fear of flying. (Economist)
Instagram Is Ruining Vacation. (Medium)
MISCELLANY
13 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married. (New York Times)
Too Sick for School, or Just Doesn’t Want to Go?. (New York Times)
In ‘Screenagers,’ What to Do About Too Much Screen Time. (New York Times)
Using Big Words With Kids. (Cup of Jo)
10 Unique Baby Names So Adorable You’ll Want to Have Another Kid Just to Use One. (The Ugly Volvo)
Apologies. (Honest Toddler)
Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary. (New York Times)
How to make and flip crepes (video). (Beyond Salmon)
Related: 17 Kitchen Skills You Should Master by the Time You’re 30. (Thrillist)
Trying Times Are For Trying New Things. (Yes and Yes)
Everything You Could Ever Possibly Need to Know About Belgian Beer. (Thrillist)
At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction. (Tampa Bay Times)
Finally, for a laugh: Your First CSA: A Month-By-Month Guide to Enjoying Your Farm Share. (McSweeneys)
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Austin is one of my favorite airports. I enjoy the food selection, free wifi, and layout. My biggest pet peeve is a lack of seating space and paying for wifi.
It feels like almost all airports have a shortage of seating these days!