This a long post but worth reading. You wouldn’t wish this on your worst enemy. A report by Jessica Roy, a reporter with the LA Times. A stolen wallet precipitates a reporter’s years-long fight against identity thieves — and a system that doesn’t care and won’t help. 2019 was a pretty exciting year for […]
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Does employee tracking help or hurt or have unintended consequences? From the Jacksonville Business Journal (October 2022) Some companies exhibit productivity paranoia especially for remote employees and thus they have expanded the use of tracking software, but the move may cause harm. Sources show that about 37% of employers added on increased use of employee
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The ideas below are suggested by tax accountant Vinay Navani of WilkinGuttenplan. Discuss them with your personal tax professional to see whether they might make sense for you. Consider putting any losses to work for you If you have experienced declines in some investments, a process known as tax-loss harvesting could enable you to sell
10 Ways to Improve Gut Health This continues to be a topic that I see often. It’s something that most of us have basically ignored over the years. There is a lot going on “down there” and we should pay more attention to what we eat so we can enjoy a healthy life. It
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Obsidian App – Part 2 Just so you don’t get lost in the weeds, let’s review why to use this app. Obsidian is an app to help writers, researchers, and learners keep their notes in an app that uses a powerful system to link your ideas together. Once your personal knowledge management begins to grow,
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Tiago Forte is a productivity guru (my opinion) and has developed a system, Build A Second Brain (BASB) that he promotes and explains through his websites, Asian Efficiency and Build A Second Brain. He is a well-known speaker, consultant, and author in productivity circles, having been featured in Forbes, FastCompany, The Guardian and more publications.
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Longtime friends and creative collaborators Josleen Wilson and Brittany Barker share the same birthday—54 years apart. Ms. Wilson, 83 years old, and Ms. Barker, 29, became friends through a writing-mentorship program nearly a decade and a half ago. Now, not a week goes by without their chatting, the two say, and they share meals at
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There are lots of things going on these days to drag us down: inflation, Ukraine war, North Korea, climate issues, increasing crime, more people disconnected from work, political strife, old emotional injuries and so on. Much of this is out of our control and dwelling on it will not improve our moods. If you are
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Gen Z* and their parents have some difficulties when trying to navigate the online world safely. Studies reveal that parents need to take an active role to stay safe and private, but it’s not easy. Gen Z (ages 13-20+) and younger siblings were born into on online world and feel comfortable but that is nuanced
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I discovered this app about 3 months ago and have been learning how to use it. It is so free form it takes quite a learning curve to get going. Basically, it’s a place to hold notes, articles, thoughts, interests, etc. Each note is in markdown which is a very basic text document with very
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