New York Times — Do Thrifty Brains
Make Better Minds?
Hackers can locate your e-mail addresses simply by searching Google a little bit, so next time you share your Gamertag and e-mail address in the same place, you should
make a good mind to remove that information.
Not exact matches
Better yet, all of Of Mercer's clothes are
made in New York City's Garment District — and
made with the average customer's size and build in
mind, instead of that of a professional model.
While the emerging field of neuromarketing seeks to address this issue by peering directly into the brain, there are things we can do easily and cheaply to
make sure we're not reacting just to consumers» conscious
minds, but to their unconscious as
well.
After all, a little peace of
mind could be the difference between
making a really
good decision and a costly bad one.
With all that in
mind, it's hard to believe Thiel is going all in on Trump only — or at least mainly — because he thinks Trump will
make a
good president.
If not,
make sure that you are only choosing a high quality background check company that has your
best interest in
mind.
In fact, in an effort to
make sure he feeds his
mind a steady diet of
good books this year, he has vowed to read something new every two weeks, starting an online book club to keep himself on track and inspire others.
And, getting a reputation as a place with a revolving door and constant turnover will
make it harder and harder to attract the
best talent, never
mind the cream of the crop.
They are Social Currency (e.g., sharing things that
make people look
good), Triggers (acknowledging that we talk about things that are top - of -
mind), Emotion, Public (imitating what we see others do), Practical Value (news people can use) and Stories (information passed along under the guise of idle chitchat).
Chances are
good that the nightmare scenario which flashed through your
mind involved sensitive financial data and hackers
making lavish purchases or taking out ruinous loans.
Two that come to
mind are «Cakes by Darcy,» a bakery in Roswell, Georgia, that
makes the
best cupcakes I've ever tasted, and «The Oilerie,» a rapidly - growing retailer of extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars.
Rubin calls these sober -
minded types «Eeyores» and says their determined commitment to avoid anything that feels phoney often
makes them great workplace contributors — they're often
better at realistically assessing workplace realities and challenges.
But we set it in South America because Jim's scientific
mind made him believe that a space elevator would work
better near the equator.
Best Quote: «Today, cognitive neuroscience is proving that humans
make decisions irrationally, perception is illusory, and our
minds are designed for self - deception.
«The thing that, in my
mind, separates designers from artists is the ability to work within, and in most cases be
made better, by constraints,» she says.
When you're in a negative frame of
mind, break out of your routine and do something that
makes you feel
good.
The
best sales teams in the world know they can't control the timing for when someone
makes a decision, but they can control how they stay top of
mind with the prospect.
That's one of the
best things about exercise: it puts your
mind in contact with your body and
makes them whole.
The machinations may explain why the company's
well - regarded head of mobile chips, Aicha Evans, reportedly tendered her resignation last month, only to change her
mind after Krzanich
made a full court press to keep her.
While it's not enough just to be a joker,
making people smile will help you establish a place in their hearts as
well as their
minds.
So, our unsolicited advice to the administration, in its quest to spur economic growth:
Make sure the world's
best minds — the most creative risk takers, innovators, and job creators — continue to believe the American story.
Keeping clear
minds helps communication, as
well as the decision -
making and problem - solving processes.
After spending a dozen years building an export -
minded pharmaceutical company that
makes products geared at the booming cosmetic surgery industry, Ario Khoshbin has learned that the quintessentially human desire to look a bit
better, and a bit younger, knows no geographical boundaries.
I don't think putting together like -
minded teams in Canada will be as difficult as
making that broader group work
well together.
If the company can demonstrate that it can figure out a way to
make money at least as
well as its peers — never
mind the fact that its customers are almost entirely within the age 18 - 34 demographic that advertisers have traditionally most coveted — $ 19 billion isn't a goal; it's practically a done deal.
You get to walk away from work knowing that you
made someone else's life
better and you are in a
better state of
mind.
University - run entrepreneurship centers can help you find like -
minded people with whom you can discuss your visions, as
well as business advisers and alumni who can offer guidance to
make them a reality, says Starr Marcello, director and chief operating officer of the University of Chicago's Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Especially if your business is new and growing, it's in your
best interest to
make like -
minded companies your allies.
«Not only is it
good customer service, a simple greeting can
make potential shoplifters change their
mind about stealing from your store because they know you can identify them.»
When collaborations happen, and several
minds contribute to
make a plan
better, the result can be vastly
better than the original proposal that the persuader was trying to pitch.
Post these quotes in areas where you can see them as the year starts and keep them in
mind throughout the year to help inspire you to
make next year the
best ever.
To help you
mind your business — and, by extension, your bottom line — in
good time, the folks at
Make It Cheaper, a service that helps small and medium - sized businesses negotiate cheaper rates on insurance, broadband and electricity, have rounded up seven key efficiency lessons from a host of entrepreneurs.
While the clothes were
made specifically with the winters of the Northeast Corridor in
mind, its rain coats, daypacks and down jackets will look
good braving the weather in any city.
Make it a daily habit to write in a journal, get on a writing schedule to simply just write what comes to
mind or wherever your imagination takes you or use any other methods that may work
best for you in the pursuit of developing your creative potential.
Your kids should try hard because putting in that effort will
make them smarter and
better at whatever they put their
minds to.
«The more a kid is able to understand, «You went out of your way for me and have my
best interest in
mind,» the more grateful they are going to feel,» Jeffery Froh, a psychologist and co-author of
Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character, explains to Discovery News.
Adds Etrit, 28, who was COO of Detroit - based smart building technology company Hepta Systems before leaving recently to co-found Kodelabs, a software development and real estate technology start - up, with Edi: «From an economic standpoint, immigrants only
make this country
better, because different
minds think differently, and that's what
makes this country amazing.
This book reminds me of the opportunity we all have to free our
minds of fear and judgment so that we may
make better decisions and be more creative, with less internal friction and more in harmony with those around you.
Running helps clear the
mind, spur ideas, and even
makes people
better leaders, devotees will tell you.
But if leaders could learn to live in the present moment, to still their
mind so the truth of the situation could sink in, they are likely to
make better decisions.
It is
good for the investing public to know that the company is
making decisions about things like dividends with the
best interests of shareholders in
mind, rather than the
best interests of the CEO.
EASTWOOD: No, I just... Yeah, I just thought in the back of my
mind I was
well some people have
made through these things so maybe we'll have a luck and when we hit the water and the water felt much more comfortable because in the air the sound of the engine not running was very disconcerting.
In this dynamic and energizing keynote drawing from his experiences in sport, business and philanthropy, Clemons will talk with unabashed passion about teamwork, about the potential in each of us to achieve anything we set our
minds to, and about how putting your heart, fully, into everything you do can
make you a
better leader — and your organization exponentially more successful.
More than anything,
make sure your company proactively creates a culture of
good cyber hygiene, and that cybersecurity is always on the forefront of everyone's
mind — from the mailroom to the board room.
Other times, when we listen with a truly open
mind, we
make much
better decisions.
It not only opens your
mind, it
makes you more
well - rounded, increases your memory, and helps you get out of that dreaded comfort - zone.
They are the foundation for clarity and promote
good decision
making, which help to rejuvenate the
mind, body and spirit.
With that in
mind, big dogs such as Google, Facebook, and others give their
best shots to design offices in a way to
make them a dream of every employee.
Employees have to trust that the organization has their
best interests in
mind, so you need to
make it clear that employees are in the driver's seat of their learning and development.