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I'm happy with the items I packed for my 16-hour Amtrak trip, but I wish I'd brought a few more things.Molly AllenWhen I took a 16-hour Amtrak ride from Portland to Sacramento, I packed two bags.I was glad I’d packed snacks, my water bottle, and essential oils to make me…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anthony Mendelson. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve always had a knack for technology and computers, and was building computers at a young age. I’ve worked in tech throughout my career. A lot of my…
“I don’t know how you do it.” As a working mom of five kids under age 11, this is something I might hear a few times per week. My answer is always simple, and has nothing to do with my parenting skills, “Grandma lives down the street,” I admit. Loading…
The offer may expire at midnight, but the strategy sure won’t. Loading audio narration… For restaurant chains chasing attention in an increasingly fractured landscape, the limited-time offer — once a seasonal gimmick — is now a permanent menu fixture. What used to be an occasional spike has become a predictable…
If you’re a parent trying to AI-proof your kids’ futures, entrepreneur-turned-professor Scott Galloway says your focus should be on helping them develop durable skills like storytelling and relationship-building. Loading audio narration… In an episode of the “The Diary of a CEO” podcast released on Monday, host Steven Bartlett asked Galloway…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Harper, 18, a high school student living in Dubai. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My dad was blowing out the candles on his birthday cake when streaks of light lit up the sky above us.We…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lee Tze Gwen, a 32-year-old animator and artist from Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve been drawing since I was 10. It’s always been a hobby for me, but I found my true calling…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Stanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… On Saturday morning at 2:28 a.m., I had an email from Spirit Airlines informing me that my flight back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had been canceled.I had…
AI is making white-collar work more efficient, proponents of the technology say. Employees’ eating habits may tell another story. Loading audio narration… When companies such as Atlassian, Block, and Snap, announced mass layoffs earlier this year, they cited one common factor: AI. The technology, they said, has led them to…
