Few things are more frustrating than sitting down to a familiar task and realizing the mind is no longer keeping up with what is going on. People call it brain fog, and growing concern about trouble thinking clearly has drawn closer attention from researchers. Researchers led by Yale School of Medicine examined more than
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Engaged in some gig work in the garage, merch-making from the basement, or another home-based enterprise? If you’ve recently started a side hustle, you’re not alone: Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have done so to supplement their earnings. And around 19 million U.S. businesses operate out of the owners’ homes. That’s little surprise, considering
Continue ReadingYou’ve probably heard the statistic: Generating just one email with ChatGPT consumes an entire bottle’s worth of water. It’s not true. While AI does require water, the actual water footprint of a single chatbot query is usually small. For example, a simple ChatGPT request, like writing an email, is 6mL or around a teaspoon
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If you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ve probably seen people talking about peptides. Some claim they can help you lose weight, build muscle, and slow aging, among other alleged health benefits. And interest has only grown as discussions around compounded versions of certain experimental peptides have entered the mainstream. But with so
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Debt is a way to cover an expense and pay for it over time. Sometimes it can be exciting to go into debt (think new car or a home). It’s not so fun to struggle with credit card bills that never seem to end. In a perfect world, debt is a tool that helps
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Being an adult comes with a never-ending list of responsibilities: Cook dinner. Scrub the bathroom. File taxes. The tasks grow even longer when sharing a household with a partner, building a family, or taking care of others. No matter how you define “adulting,” getting life insurance tends to be one part of the to-do
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Creatine is not a new product. It’s a commodity ingredient that every supplement brand on earth already sells, and it’s been that way since the early 1990s. This makes what’s happening on Amazon right now genuinely strange: The creatine subcategory is up 90% over the last 12 months. That’s $57.5 million per month, $721
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Lead generation, along with cold-calling qualified leads, is not the most enjoyable part of any sales job. Real estate, an intensely competitive industry, is no different. However, there’s no way to eliminate the need for real estate lead generation. If you are new to the industry or don’t have many personal connections in your
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Mindfulness and emotional regulation often go hand in hand. Emotional regulation is the ability to identify and manage your emotions in healthy ways. Research shows that regular mindfulness practice can help improve emotional regulation skills, perhaps even more than psychoeducation (classes designed to teach you how to regulate your emotions). With mindfulness, you can
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Social media accounts from the past can be a thorn in your side for a host of reasons. Old photos, snapshots of old relationships, or representations of your past self can be embarrassing reminders of the permanence of your digital footprint. In addition to being embarrassing, these accounts can be a threat to your
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As the summer season comes to a close, families with school-aged children start to think about upcoming back-to-school expenses: laptops, notebooks, clothing and shoes, water bottles, backpacks, and all of the other classics. While most families consider initial purchases, many fail to include the various other costs that usually begin a few months into
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As health care costs rise and consumers take greater ownership of their well-being, prevention is emerging as a defining force in modern health. Shifting Attitudes Toward Health Care Interest in preventive health care is steadily increasing. Many Americans today find themselves without insurance or access to quality care, often due to rising health care
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Most business owners don’t spend their days thinking about their 401(k) plan, and that’s reasonable. Leaders are busy making time-sensitive decisions while trying to attract and retain talent, allocate capital, and manage competitive threats to their business. Against those demands, retirement benefits can feel secondary. But the environment surrounding workplace retirement plans has changed
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Journalists find news everywhere: from conversations and interviews, research reports and press releases, and things they observe out in the real world. One way reporters are increasingly breaking news is by using data that is pulled from companies’ internal records and shared with them by marketing and communications teams. As more of everyday life
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When long-distance work expanded during the pandemic, many assumed the geography of employment was changing because people were moving. ADP Research discovered a different story. The bigger shift wasn’t employees moving. It was how workplace teams were built once people and employers discovered that daily co-location was no longer a prerequisite for effective collaboration.
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Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the American worker. For the people who move Americans and their furniture, it is one of the busiest working weekends of the year. Data from more than 1.5 million completed jobs at Lugg, an on-demand moving and delivery service operating in more than
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Many sales and marketing teams sign up for customer relationship management (CRM) software with the intention of using it, but barely do. A CRM allows teams to unify contact information and view the status of each deal across their organization. Teams also have the power to automate repetitive tasks and boost selling time with
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A surge of market activity, with heavy funding, acquisition, and partnership volume across both CRM and business intelligence software, according to ZoomInfo’s data. Driven heavily by mergers and acquisitions, both sectors are experiencing steady consolidation as major platforms continuously absorb smaller point solutions. In contrast, marketing automation reflects a completely different trend. ZoomInfo monitored
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Women with higher blood levels of several common “forever chemicals” reached menopause about a year earlier than women with lower levels, according to a 2026 study of nearly 5,000 women. Forever chemicals, collectively called PFAS, are found in everything from tap water and nonstick cookware to some makeup, clothing, and cleaning products, and have
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Ten years ago, finding out you had a half-sibling two states over took something dramatic, like a deathbed confession or a box of letters someone forgot to burn. Now, it arrives as an email notification. Consumer DNA databases have gotten big enough that the relative-finder tool can hand you a first cousin you’ve never
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