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A growing body of literature is now addressing the collision of the digital age with the rapidly advancing sciences of parenting, brain development and reading acquisition.   In March the Deseret News highlighted a new book by Dan Willingham at the University of Virginia on raising kids who enjoy reading. More recently the Deseret News […]

Your workplace’s culture has a huge impact on your happiness and success, which is why it’s important to suss out a company’s values, norms, and practices before you take a new job. To do this, Adam Grant, a professor of management at Wharton who wrote the forthcoming book “Originals,” writes in The New York Times […]

Most of your working hours are probably taken up by someone else. Your boss or your clients want you to do their stuff. If you’re not happy with your situation, give yourself one hour a day where the only boss you have is you. Personal finance site My Money Blog relays this handy advice from […]

January may well be the month of good intentions for leaders everywhere. Whether it is going to the gym more, improving your sleep or perhaps a far fetch goal you have repeatedly stated on December 31 that has always dissipated by the end of January.Instead of following a similar futile pattern for your focus in […]

With any goal, pitfalls are usually inevitable. You want to eat healthier but your coworker brings cupcakes. You want to save money but your car needs work. To stay ahead of setbacks, give your goal an if-then plan. We’ve talked about this concept before in terms of building your willpower. To connect the impulsive part […]

With any goal, pitfalls are usually inevitable. You want to eat healthier but your coworker brings cupcakes. You want to save money but your car needs work. To stay ahead of setbacks, give your goal an if-then plan. We’ve talked about this concept before in terms of building your willpower. To connect the impulsive part […]

Scales are ubiquitous in American households. They are expected objects in a bathroom landscape. Few people think twice when they happen upon one. You may even have one in your own bathroom. However, when we actually step onto the scale, this innocuous-looking object becomes something far more sinister. In our culture, where thinner is always better, the scale doesn’t […]

Excessive clutter is often a symptom and a cause of stress and can affect every facet of your life, from the time it takes you to do things to your finances and your overall enjoyment of life.  Clutter can distract you, weigh you down, and in general it invites chaos into your life.  Often times, […]

One of my family’s greatest traditions started at a Waffle House. While I wasn’t there on the Christmas morning that my mother and stepfather decided to start what we now refer to affectionately as ‘Operation Big Tip,’ I have reaped the benefits of my parents’ decision. As a result of having divorced parents, I usually […]

Time is something we all wish we had more of, but it’s unfortunately a finite resource. Whether you’re trying to be less flaky, or you can’t seem to ever be on time for anything, it can help to remember that time is valuable for everyone.  It’s easy to get wrapped up in your own little […]

Soon after Jay Z welcomed his first child, Blue Ivy Carter, last year, a poem the rapper had reportedly dedicated to his new baby girl zipped around the Internet. “Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich / I didn’t think hard about using the word B—-,” it opened. “I rapped, I flipped […]

Congratulations, Maria!  Maria is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for December!  She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “My name is Maria D. I’am 23 years old. I’am married and I have two daughters. I took this Nurse Aide Course because I want to help others that need my help. […]