The Truth About Night Owls
It was the type of schedule that only a young man could keep. He began the night at an official government reception. When that ended, he moved on at 2 a.m. to a private party at a friend’s house, finally arriving home at 3:40 a.m. Yet the next day he was still up in time…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: September 10
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH What our obsession with Apple says about us. Yesterday, Apple captivated the world with its latest upgrades and product lines at the “Hey Siri” event. You can watch all the videos here. While it’s natural for people to admire…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: September 8
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Open Houses are dead and they’re not coming back. I have a friend whose house is up for sale. When my friend asked his real estate agent if she was going to hold an open house, her answer was…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: September 9
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH How to throw the world’s best launch party. Apple is expected to introduce upgraded iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs at its annual fall event today (Buzzfeed). Business Insider is calling it “the biggest event Apple’s had in years.” Clearly…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 7
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” – Ulysses S. Grant TECH Sneak peek inside Facebook’s virtual assistant ‘M’. Two weeks ago Facebook announced M – its virtual assistant that will compete with Apple Siri…
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The New Benchmark for Achievement: Are You Reaching For it?
We all set goals and rate our success according to how close we get to achieving them. We zero in, shut out distractions, and pour all our time and energy into reaching our own desired standard for success. As a nation, we are busy, busy, busy! (I am totally guilty…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 4
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Email of the future looks promising. Like many tech-conference organizers, the people behind The Email Design Conference made sure to email attendees well ahead of time with the Twitter hashtag for the event. But when they opened that email,…
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Let’s BBQ! Recipe for a Fun, Yummy & Healthy Labor Day Weekend
Grilling out on a sunny holiday weekend is a favorite pastime around the world. When it involves good food with great friends and family you can be sure to find BBQs abound. Labor Day is one occasion we celebrate here in America and these days it’s more well-known as the…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 3
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH “I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless; it goes on forever, inwardly, do…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 2
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Do NOT waste your time on this today. You’ve heard the news: Google changed its logo. Big whoop. I like Next Draft Dave Pell’s summary best, “Google’s new logo… how they did it: Select all. Change font. Save.” Nailed…
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Two Minutes to Perfect Posture: Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
You probably heard it a hundred times as a teenager: “Sit up straight!” “Fix your posture!” “Don’t slouch!” Good posture has long been the mission of doting mothers and strict schoolteachers. And they’re right to get on us about sitting a little taller. Posture is, by far, one of the…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 1
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Twitter’s biggest problem is YOU. “Twitter’s problem is that, as a “solution,” it already works… The longer Twitter has existed, the more this essential fact has become clear. It will grow, but not spectacularly; make profits, but not spectacular…
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