Bollywood Superstar on Why He Secretly Quit Films Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is known for some of India's most popular films, including Lagaan and 3 Idiots, and can barely walk down the street without getting mobbed by fans.
Companies Are Firing Gen Z Employees Soon After Hiring Them. What’s Behind Their Job Struggles? A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.
The 5-Minute 5Qs Formula to Better Leadership The 5Qs Formula encourages you to reflect on five key questions that boost optimism, gratitude, clarity, emotional resilience, and motivation.
I Left the US and Moved to the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India to Launch My Startup. It’s the Most Fun Country I’ve Lived In.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Spencer Schneier, who moved from the US to Bengaluru, India, to launch a tech startup in 2022. It has been edited for length and clarity. The first time I thought about leaving the US was in mid-2020.
What Can Truly Move the Needle on Gender Gap?When it comes to the issue of the gender gap in India, data still tells a stark story. What can change the current status?
Staying PowerLast month, one of my co-workers introduced me to his husband. “Harris knows where the bodies are buried,” he said. We were drinking gin and tonics paid for by our employer, a tech company you (or someone you know) might have heard of.
The Menendez Brothers’ Case Challenges the Limits of Our Understanding of AbuseRecently, a Los Angeles judge delayed a hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in their bid to be resentenced for the murder of their parents 35 years ago.
The AI race is shifting to AI agents. What are they?While tech giants and AI startups have been racing to launch the smartest AI-powered chatbots, recent AI product rollouts point to a shift toward developing the most helpful AI-powered assistants — or as some in the tech industry are calling them, AI agents.
🟧 The new rules of mediaKyle Chayka: There’s an old-school magazine editorial format that goes something like “The New Rules for [X]” or “The New Way to [Y],” posing a tongue-in-cheek surety.
Why There’s No Shame in Feeling Ashamed at Work, According to ScienceContrary to popular belief, there is a bright side of feeling shame at work.
Current AI scaling laws are showing diminishing returns, forcing AI labs to change courseAI labs traveling the road to super-intelligent systems are realizing they might have to take a detour.
Their Side Hustle Made Over $500k in 2 Years, Hit 7 FiguresThis Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Paris Emily Nicholson, 26, and Saskia Teje Jenkins, 25. The business partners and friends began working on Australian fashion brand Amelie Teje as a side hustle in 2020 with just $2,500 each and have since grown it to seven figures.
How people spent their time in the 1930’sThe famed psychologist and intelligence science researcher Edward Thorndike, in his reflective work from 1937, took up the task of piecing together a patchwork of human activity, where time went, and what it accomplished. His analysis of Young Women Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.
‘Stealth Sackings’: A Detrimental Workplace Trend Gaining TractionThe divide between employers and employees is an ongoing tug-of-war. In 2023, companies addressed “quiet quitting”—when an employee is chronically disengaged at work, doing the bare minimum of what’s required—with constant check-ins and long, drawn-out status meetings and micro-managing.
The Ancient Art of Saying No: Plutarch’s Guide to Breaking Free from People-PleasingEver feel like you can’t say no? Like you’re constantly doing things you don’t want to to avoid letting others down or having them think less of you? You’re not alone. Saying no to people’s requests is something I’ve had to work on throughout my adult life.