August 11, 2019

Links I Love: August 11, 2019

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 🙂

Links I Love
Original image source: Mike Licht

CAREER / BUSINESS

How to Choose the Best Social Media Platform for Your Business. (Zapier)

Sunday Night Is the New Monday Morning, and Workers Are Miserable. (Wall Street Journal)

Behavioral Shopping: This Is Why You May Be Spending More. (Honey)

Germans Love Shopping Online. They Love Returning Goods Even More. (Bloomberg)

Class-passing’: how do you learn the rules of being rich?. (Guardian)

How to Reach Out to Someone Whose Career You Admire. (Harvard Business Journal)

Advancing female leadership: 6 proven guidelines. (LinkedIn)

How to play Patriarchy Chicken: why I refuse to move out of the way for men. (New Statesman)

PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

The Secret to Getting Ahead? Do the Work That Others Won’t Do. (Medium)

How to Conquer Your Email After a Vacation. (Lifehacker)

Do you need a Think Break?. (Patty Azzarello)

How to Identify the Blind Spots in Your Thinking. (Lifehacker)

Understand Whether You Should Focus on the Process or the Product. (Lifehacker)

Planting the Tree Today. (Casual Kitchen)

How to Trick Yourself Out of a Bad Habit. (Lifehacker)

You Don’t Need to Clear the Decks to Focus on Important Work. (Zen Habits)

How Do You Regain Your Confidence After it Takes a Knock? 8 Coaches & Creatives Share Their Answers. (Becoming Who You Are)

How to Convince Yourself to Keep Going. (Lifehacker)

It Can Always Be Better or Worse. (Friday Forward)

The 3-step success system to help you crush any and every goal. (Well & Good NYC)

HEALTH / FITNESS

Pro tip: Do this yoga move to make any upper body workout more effective. (Well & Good NYC)

How Music Can Rev Up a High-Intensity Workout. (New York Times)

5 of the most common mistakes trainers see people make on the elliptical. (Well & Good NYC)

Sugary Drinks Linked to Cancer Onset. (New York Times)

TRAVEL

Vanlife Can Be Cheaper, Weirder, And More Accessible Than Instagram Would Have You Believe. (Lifehacker)

Lyft, Uber and Scooters Gain Popularity with Business Travelers. (Bloomberg)

Hertz and Avis Double Down on Ridehailing Strategy. (Skift)

TravelPerk Offers Nearly Full Refunds to Corporate Travelers Who Cancel. (Skift)

14 Great Reader Comments on Travel. (Cup of Jo)

Marriott Taps Ritz-Carlton Brand as Part of Its All-Inclusive Expansion. (Bloomberg)

New Research Shows Potential for Food Delivery to Replace Room Service. (Hotel News Now)

5 Vital Strategies to Consider When Messaging with Guests –. (Hotel News Now)

United Partners With Clear to Give Elite Frequent Flyers Discounted Screening. (Skift)

Did an Aggressive United Push Southwest Out of Newark Hub?. (Skift)

Southwest Expands Booking Access for Business Travelers. (Skift)

How Delta’s Loyalty Offering Is Improving Its Direct Booking Business. (Skift)

The End Has Arrived: Delta Will Leave Tokyo/Narita Next Spring. (Cranky Flier)

MISCELLANY

12 Things You Might Not Know About Juneteenth. (Mental Floss)

Make a Joint Email Address With a Gmail Filter. (Lifehacker)

Are You Making These Common Grammatical Mistakes?. (Lifehacker)

Instead of Changing Your Passwords, Upgrade Them. (Lifehacker)

Add Cottage Cheese to Your Pancake Batter. (Lifehacker) I always make my pancakes with cottage cheese, and they’re so fluffy and delicious!

Improve Your Oatmeal by Treating It Like Risotto. (Lifehacker)

How to Remove Stubborn Stickers From Dishes. (Lifehacker)

Selling off Your Furniture (and Other Unexpected Thoughts). (The Simple Dollar)

Put a Price on Your ‘Free’ Stuff to Get Rid of It Faster. (Lifehacker)

18 Simple Financial Things I Wish I’d Done (or Started Doing) When I Graduated from College. (The Simple Dollar)

For Sibling Battles, Be a Sportscaster, Not a Referee. (New York Times)

Finally, for a smile: I will be your friend: 6-year-old boy picks kind message for back-to-school shirt. (CBS News)


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