This month, my boyfriend’s family came to visit from the UK. My boyfriend’s mother had one request: Could we secure tickets to the Holocaust Memorial Museum? She’d wanted to go to the museum during her visit to the States last year, but both times she stopped by to pick up tickets, the lines were hours […]
Working at newspapers isn’t what it used to be. We know this from Allyson Bird’s post on why she left news, and we know it from a recent survey on CareerCast.com, which ranked “newspaper reporter” as the worst job of 2013. And if you’ve had the experience of working in a newsroom, you know it […]
Welcome to May! Loving the sun that has finally decided to show its face here in D.C. In case it hasn’t warmed up yet in your area, here’s some weekend reading for you: “[The universe has] got your back–if you prove you’ve got the hustle.” Kelly at Cordelia Calls It Quits on the ultimate quit: […]
Quick course update: Become a Twitter Power User begins again May 13. Join us if you want to learn how to use this social network to make life-changing connections! And now for today’s tip… Too many of us suffer from email overload. Because the flooding of my inbox significantly affects my work flow — and […]
Spring is in the air! Finally! Here are some goodies from the past week: The MailChimp team says more isn’t always better when it comes to email marketing. Want to get rid of a bad habit? To change what’s normal for you, start small, says Zen Habits. Creating a freelance schedule is just one vital […]
You’d think getting where you want to be in your career and life would be the big challenging facing most of us. But the truth is, for many 20- and 3o-somethings and even beyond, the challenge is often even more basic: figuring out what the heck it is you want. Not knowing what you want […]
Happy Friday! Here’s your weekend reading: Even Pulitzer Prize winners are getting in on it. The New York Times reports on how self-publishing is becoming more popular, and more feasible. “Going on about how busy you are isn’t conversation and doesn’t lead anywhere.” A post on Lifehacker discusses how to escape the cult of busy. […]
I’ve long touted Rapportive as a must-have networking tool. The free Gmail add-on pops up as a sidebar anytime someone sends you an email, so you can easily see more about them — their photo, where they live, job title and links to whatever social networks they use so you can easily connect with them […]
Happy Friday! Here’s your weekend reading: The Wall Street Journal says Twitter is the new resume. But then, you already knew that, right? Smart post by Scott Berkun for the Harvard Business Review on how WordPress thrives with a remote workforce. Elizabeth Seda shares one habit that will change your life — and it’s probably […]
You know how, at the beginning of the year, your favorite gym class is so crammed with resolution-drunk people that you can barely get a spot? And how after a few weeks or months they drop off and you’re back to the regulars? We’re into April now, and this is the time when temporary gym […]