Top 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week
Here are the stories you read, shared, tweeted, and pinned this week.
This week’s stories primarily focused on charisma, creativity, breaking norms in the workplace, and stunning design. You will find some great advice and varying perspectives in the articles below. Enjoy.
1. 7 Entrepreneurial Lessons From "Shark Tank" [2]
Fast Company
Amber Mac derives some great advice for fledgling entrepreneurs from Shark Tank.
2. Cultivating Charisma: How Personal Magnetism Can Help (Or Hurt) You At Work [3]
Fast Company
Olivia Fox Cabane dissects charisma and analyzes its influence on the human psyche. Definitely a must-read.
3. Desks, Where Creativity Goes To Die [4]
Fast Company
Emily Heyword offers some helpful advice on how to break your routine to increase creativity and innovation.
4. The No-Hour Workweek: Reinventing Employee Expectations For The Modern Economy [5]
Co.Exist
Jon Stein calls for change in how the modern workweek is constructed. Read on to find out how a good company should treat you.
5. Tooth Tattoos Will Tell When You’re Ill [6]
Co.Exist
Nidhi Subbaraman reports on tooth tattoos that could change the way we detect and prevent sickness.
6. Infographic: Red Meat Is Killing Us [7]
Co.Design
Just as the world learns about "pink slime," this infographic makes you think again about going for that double burger.
7. 6 Ways Google Hacks Its Cafeterias So Googlers Eat Healthier [8]
Co.Design
Cliff Kuang highlights some clever tricks Google has used to trick employees into eating better.
8. A Brain-Breaking Typeface Where Every Letter Is An Optical Illusion [9]
Co.Design
Belinda Lanks finds a mind-bending and dizzying typeface. Proceed with caution.
9. Better Than A Van Gogh: NASA Visualizes All The World’s Ocean Currents [10]
Co.Design
Check out NASA’s enthralling visualization of the ocean’s surface current flow.
10. Warm Showers, Friction, And Failure: Jonah Lehrer On The Keys To Creativity [11]
Co.Create
Teressa Iezzi talks to Jonah Lehrer on how to increase your creativity.
Video Of The Week:
How To SuperBetter Your Life With Epic Wins The Way Jane McGonigal Does [12]
Fast Company
Amber Mac talks to Jane McGonigal on the benefits of games (they really exist).
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