The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It’s magical. It’s real. And it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t give its residents palaces for the people. #library pic.twitter.com/u1lgxGWDce— Eric Klinenberg (@EricKlinenberg) September 21, 2022 … [Read more...] about The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in Barcelona
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In 2021 Big Tech spent more on political ads than Big Pharma
In 2021, the tech industry spent more on political ads than the pharmaceutical industry—the traditional leader in the field https://t.co/3UqaEYfahr— Businessweek (@BW) August 30, 2022 … [Read more...] about In 2021 Big Tech spent more on political ads than Big Pharma
What really sets good software engineers apart is their ability to tolerate boring tasks
Most good software engineers aren’t smarter than any other profession, like a barista or a carpenter. What really sets them apart is their ability to tolerate boring tasks.— Omar (@omar_ghxd) August 11, 2022 … [Read more...] about What really sets good software engineers apart is their ability to tolerate boring tasks
Maersk lifts 2022 guidance
Maersk lifts 2022 guidance as congested supply chain boosts rates https://t.co/I6V1w3W3ls pic.twitter.com/MUsdmsTMYh— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 2, 2022 … [Read more...] about Maersk lifts 2022 guidance
Perfectionism is associated with a string of mental-health disorders
Perfectionism is associated with a string of mental-health disorders, from depression and burnout to stress and self-harm, according to a big literature review in 2016 https://t.co/Y4JDyRT0PM— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 31, 2022 … [Read more...] about Perfectionism is associated with a string of mental-health disorders
How much time will you spend in the metaverse?
How much time will you spend in the #metaverse?Our recent research shows that Americans of all ages are ready to embrace it ➡️ https://t.co/i2DhmTmNsw pic.twitter.com/UfFCXTYCWO— McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey) July 31, 2022 … [Read more...] about How much time will you spend in the metaverse?
Arthur Lanyon’s latest solo exhibition, Coda for an Obol, comes to St Ives’s Anima Mundi gallery this month
Arthur Lanyon: ‘I want to paint everything’ https://t.co/8v1GBaijQ2— The Guardian (@guardian) July 25, 2022 … [Read more...] about Arthur Lanyon’s latest solo exhibition, Coda for an Obol, comes to St Ives’s Anima Mundi gallery this month
Disruptions to business sectors don’t happen overnight
Full disruptions to business sectors don’t happen overnight. The writing is usually on the wall. https://t.co/SRIsv02YwB— Harvard Business Review (@HarvardBiz) July 25, 2022 Thank God for Ikea. It’s like a benevolent force with some sort of silent hand behind every aspect of the company. But Ikea could have been a restaurant, like McDonald’s, had Ikea been a … [Read more...] about Disruptions to business sectors don’t happen overnight
Why people leave their job
Lack of career advancement and development is now the top reason why people leave their job according to a new McKinsey study. pic.twitter.com/duMKhwtD1n— Julia Stiglitz (@juliastiglitz) July 23, 2022 … [Read more...] about Why people leave their job
The use cases for the metaverse are easy to spot and multiplying fast
The use cases for the #metaverse are easy to spot and multiplying fast. Many companies already see the metaverse as an opportunity to connect with consumers in a new way, as well as a new way to do business and an opportunity for reinvention. https://t.co/SsZ4BAaea8 pic.twitter.com/6jEmwD6iu3— Boston Consulting Group (@BCG) July 24, 2022 … [Read more...] about The use cases for the metaverse are easy to spot and multiplying fast