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My husband and I have been sharing one car this summer while we save up for a second, and we’ve been opting to take the scenic route for trips around town. We can actually credit our 12-year-old son for the change, who requested we start taking a different way to…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yousuf Imran, a 41-year-old former account executive at Google based in the Bay Area. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I earned nearly $1 million last year as an account executive at Google, but I felt some “FOMO” around the AI…
When I was 14, I overheard my parents say they would not be paying for their kids to attend a four-year university.If any of us wanted the traditional college experience, we’d have to figure out how to pay for it ourselves. Community college was always an option, and they’d let…
In my early 20s, I moved my life from the bustling metropolis of London to a quiet, scenic town in the mountains of Japan. I had been offered a job as an English teacher in a high school, and I was eager to take advantage of what I imagined would…
One of my strongest memories of growing up in London was coming home from school to a piping-hot filet of fried cod, fluffy chips, and sometimes a saveloy — a mildly seasoned, boiled sausage — all wrapped in newspaper.Since moving to New York, I’ve had to accept that, beyond a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nitya Kumar, 25, an Adobe employee who lives in India. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I landed a product design role at Meta straight out of college in 2022. By 2024, I saw the industry pivoting toward AI…
Eating nutritious food can get relegated to the bottom of your to-do list when you’re busy, but this can be counterproductive. What you eat during the working day can make a big difference to how you feel and perform, according to the authors of “Executive Eats: The Cookbook for a…
My four kids have had chores since they were young. I believe that many hands make light work and that teamwork in a family home is important. I also know that chores teach kids life skills they can carry into adulthood.Because there are six of us, we each have a…
File for it, or lose it forever. July 10 is the drop-dead deadline for tens of millions of Americans to file for a potential COVID-related IRS refund. If taxpayers haven’t filed with the IRS by then to protect a potential refund or abatement, they will lose that chance forever. The…
Cannes Lions LewksCreative credibility reigned supreme this week at Cannes Lions, the big marketing conference that drew more than 13,000 marketers, creators, celebrities, and tech professionals in France.And as many attendees floated between brand activations on the beach, panels — whether attending or participating — walking the very hot Croisette…
