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
Why Brainteasers Don’t Belong in Job Interviews . (New Yorker)
10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview . (New York Magazine)
Tech Companies Are Getting Free Work Out of Job Applicants . (Medium)
Why Have Our Offices Become Like Touchy-Feely Kindergartens? . (Medium)
I feel like I get along better with my male bosses—is it just me, or is it gender bias? . (Well & Good NYC)
Cognitive Bias: How Your Mind Plays Tricks on You and How to Overcome That at Work . (Zapier)
Doing Yoga at Work Is Even Dumber Than You Thought . (New York Magazine)
Stay Warm at the Office. (Furthermore from Equinox)
Follow this email template to get your boss to reply within 5 minutes flat . (Well & Good NYC)
4 Common Problems Caused by Collaboration (and How to Fix Them) . (Zapier)
To Get Employees to Empathize with Customers, Make Them Think Like Customers . (Harvard Business Journal)
The Robin Hood of Algorithms: Why LinkedIn’s New Feed Could Be a Game Changer for Marketers . (HubSpot)
PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Motivating Until It Hurts: Four Subconscious Motivators That Can Damage Productivity . (Laura Stack)
You Have to Stop Canceling and Rescheduling Things. Really. . (Harvard Business Journal)
How to Be More Creative (and Why It’s Important) . (Deep Existence)
Related: We Can All Produce Creative, Original Work. Here’s What Holds People Back . (Heleo)
How to create long-lasting happiness (without even trying) . (Well & Good NYC)
Why Even Optimists Should Embrace Their Pessimistic Side . (Lifehacker)
The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain . (The Atlantic)
How To Have More Energy: 3 Powerful Secrets From Research . (Barking Up the Wrong Tree)
Stay Productive by Breaking Your Day Up With Microbursts of Physical Activity . (Lifehacker)
HEALTH/FITNESS
A National Goal: Prevent a Million Heart Attacks and Strokes by 2022. (New York Times)
Forget bars and malls: Why wellness spaces have become THE social hangouts of choice . (Well & Good NYC)
Can You Think Yourself Healthy? (Medium)
6 rules you’ve heard about running to break right now… . (Well & Good NYC)
The Runner’s Hip Problem . (Furthermore from Equinox) I really want to try this exercise this weekend.
A Device That Makes Running Faster and Easier . (New York Times)
Are All Gels Created Equal? (Furthermore from Equinox)
How to dine out when you have severe food allergies—and how restaurants can help . (Lifehacker)
TRAVEL
Virgin Is Lending Its Name to a High-Speed Train Line in Florida . (Skift)
Airlines Hope Algorithms Can Finally Fix Their Drink Carts . (Skift)
Flyers should worry about “customer lifetime value” scores . (Economist)
JetBlue’s President and COO Gets Candid On Innovation, Brand Identity, Long-Haul, and Putting People First . (Total Blue Sky)
JetBlue Follows the Numbers . (Cranky Flier)
JetBlue CEO Defends Bag Fee Hike as Cost of Doing Business . (Skift)
United Airlines Warns Pilots on Issue That Plagued Fatal Lion Air Flight . (Skift)
Sabre to Buy Farelogix for $360 Million to Help Airlines Sell Better . (Skift)
Southwest, American airlines alert pilots about 737 sensor issue cited in fatal Indonesia crash . (Dallas Morning News)
DOT Finally Makes Operational Statistics Accurate . (Cranky Flier)
Lufthansa Group May Sell Its Catering Arm as In-Flight Food Demand Dwindles . (Skift)
Why American Airlines Is So Obsessed With On-Time Departures . (Skift)
The TSA Plans to Use More Biometrics at Airport Security Checkpoints . (Skift)
Racing for Your Flight but Need a Winter Coat? Try the Airport Vending Machine . (Wall Street Journal)
Atlanta airport launches America’s first “biometric terminal” . (Economist)
Renew Your Global Entry and PreCheck Access Before They Expire . (Travel Codex)
Could Google or Amazon end up owning the traveler profile? . (Phocuswire)
Gen Z Travelers Are More Open to Influence and Inspiration Than Other Generations . (Hotel News Now)
The person giving you official travel advice may be an inmate . (USA Today) I love this.
Study: Over Half of Gen Z Wants to Work in the Hospitality Industry . (Hotel News Now)
Inside the Delightfully Quirky, Absolutely Fabulous, and Utterly Exhausting World of Cruise Performers . (Esquire)
7 important truths about guest messaging in hospitality . (Tnooz)
Hotels Are Discovering Back-of-House Uses for Voice Technology . (Skift)
MISCELLANY
Find Your Phone by Talking to It . (Lifehacker)
How Amazon Now Shapes What Our Stuff Looks Like . (Lifehacker)
5 tips for choosing better beer at the grocery store . (Lifehacker)
Why Sleeping With Your Ex Might Not Be a Terrible Idea . (Lifehacker)
How to Argue Your Way to a Stronger Marriage . (Redbook)
8 Things Everyone Should Know Before Seeing a Therapist . (Greatist)
How to Stop Yourself From Crying . (New York Times)
How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress . (New York Times)
How to Harness Your Anxiety . (New York Times)
Lifestyle Deflation and the ‘Low-Value’ Items in Your Life . (The Simple Dollar)
How to ‘Front Load’ Your Financial Choices to Avoid the Impact of Decision Fatigue . (The Simple Dollar)
How to Host Thanksgiving Without the Stress . (Camille Styles)
Finally, for a laugh: 7 gentle rules for hosting the most Midwestern gathering imaginable . (Lifehacker)
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