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How fitness apps and wearables can impact your performance at work

Dec13
by on December 13, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Gadgets, How-To's, LifeHacks

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the SumAll blog. In a pair of recent studies, the CDC called attention to two alarming trends. Americans are not getting nearly enough exercise and a majority fall many hours short of the recommended amount of sleep. Not only is this bad for our health, it harms our productivity as well. Americans work more hours than workers in nearly any other country but it seems as if we are doing so by sacrificing our time for exercise and sleep. Unsurprisingly, the work we do while tired and unhealthy is not…

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How fitness apps and wearables can impact your performance at work

Dec13
by on December 13, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Gadgets, How-To's, LifeHacks

fitbit-productive
Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the SumAll blog. In a pair of recent studies, the CDC called attention to two alarming trends. Americans are not getting nearly enough exercise and a majority fall many hours short of the recommended amount of sleep. Not only is this bad for our health, it harms our productivity as well. Americans work more hours than workers in nearly any other country but it seems as if we are doing so by sacrificing our time for exercise and sleep. Unsurprisingly, the work we do while tired and unhealthy is not…

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5 contemporary photographers who are playing with gender

Dec13
by on December 13, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Alina Kulesh is a writer currently living in Toronto. Beautiful and provocative stories are at the core of her career. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Gender role dynamics and performances have undoubtedly shifted throughout the decades — and where there is social change, there is photography. In their recent work, the five photographers below have all explored the various ways gender and sexuality have been redefined, observing a strong focus on males while challenging traditional notions of masculinity. Meanwhile, each of these series strategically employs creative methodologies of visual communication that…

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5 contemporary photographers who are playing with gender

Dec13
by on December 13, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Alina Kulesh is a writer currently living in Toronto. Beautiful and provocative stories are at the core of her career. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Gender role dynamics and performances have undoubtedly shifted throughout the decades — and where there is social change, there is photography. In their recent work, the five photographers below have all explored the various ways gender and sexuality have been redefined, observing a strong focus on males while challenging traditional notions of masculinity. Meanwhile, each of these series strategically employs creative methodologies of visual communication that…

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A scaling playbook for entrepreneurs: Hiring for growth

Dec13
by on December 13, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider

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Henry Kim is the president and co-founder at Symphony Commerce. Generally speaking, entrepreneurs are great at creating something from nothing. We are ideas people, and good at getting them off the ground through laser focus on product concept and development as well as early cultivation of a network of investors, customers and employees. But that’s just square one – how do entrepreneurs grow a company from there? By understanding the skills you bring to the table and hiring strategically to close any gaps will enable your company to scale. There are different stages in a startup lifecycle and to move…

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