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With Its Updated iOS App, Evernote Is Going Back To Note-Taking's Basics

A streamlined new interface makes it easier to create a new note and give it some personality—and then find it later when you need it.People may use Evernote in all sorts of ways, but at its heart, the...

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Why You Might Do Your Best Work When You Don't Have A Boss

When unexpected changes leave employees without a boss, they are often given room to grow.The distress over employee retention has reached a fever pitch. The data couldn't be clearer that knowledge...

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How (And Why) To Master The Habit Of Delaying Gratification

Impulse control is something you can practice, and these three daily techniques can help.You already know what delaying gratification entails, which means you already know how difficult it is. Avoiding...

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New Glassdoor Data Suggests What You're Paid Affects Your Work Values

High earners tend to care less about work-life balance and more about company culture and values.Does more money change what we value at work?It's a question both researchers and workplace managers...

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How Chromebooks Aim To (Finally) Crack The Consumer Market In 2017

Google's lightweight laptops are already a hit in education, but a bigger retail push is coming.It was a bit strange to be interviewing Lenovo's head of Chromebooks at CES, seeing as Lenovo didn't...

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Mastercard Thinks Small With New Microcommerce Platform In Africa

It's the latest sign that financial-services companies see a big opportunity in unbanked citizens.For some financial-services giants, the next big thing is micro, and unbanked customers are the entry...

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How AI Can Help Keep Ocean Fisheries Sustainable

Cameras mounted on fishing boats combined with advanced machine learning can help better monitor legal and illegal catches, advocates say.The numbers are shocking.Overexploitation of the world's fish...

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Sorry, But Your Brain Only Knows One Way To Multitask Effectively

Your brain can multitask really well when one of the tasks is a habit you've developed in that particular context.The news that multitasking is bad isn't even news anymore. In recent years, people have...

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Can Entrepreneurship Revive The Troubled PhD?

An innovative Cornell Tech postdoc program aims to keep research at its core while pushing scientists and engineers to start businesses.PhD students once dreamed of lifelong tenure, generous...

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Can Artificial Intelligence Wipe Unconscious Bias From Your Workday?

There's a plethora of tech meant to make recruiting fairer. Joonko wants to help ordinary workers pinpoint bias throughout the workday.Unconscious bias is exactly what it sounds like: The associations...

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"We Don't Have To Explain That Tech Is Not Diverse": Lessons From A...

GitHub's VP of inclusion shares what she's seen change in tech and what progress still needs to be made.GitHub's Nicole Sanchez has been busy for the last two decades working in the diversity space,...

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Can These Tech Veterans Make A Fringe Health Care Model Scale?

So far, most forms of concierge medicine are only within reach of the wealthy. Can Forward change that?Which would you prefer: high-quality health care without the co-pays, deductibles, and...

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Fender CEO Andy Mooney's Secrets To Mastering The Art Of Made-To-Order

He's an industry veteran who helped lead Nike's and Fender's customized products programs. Here, he explains how to make the most of bespoke.Several years ago, Andy Mooney went to Fender, his favorite...

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The Unexpected Design Challenge Behind Slack's New Threaded Conversations

For years, Slack has known that people wanted discussions to appear in clusters. It just wanted to do it right rather than do it quickly.At first blush, threaded conversations sound like one of the...

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When To Risk Your Career For Ethical Reasons

Sallie Krawcheck on paying the price for following your gut, and why that's so much harder than it sounds.This story reflects the views of this author, but not necessarily the editorial position of...

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Two Easy Ways To Rewire Your Brain To Be More Productive

Until technology catches up with a solution to fix our productivity problems, you can use brain science to get more done."Our brains and bodies, which functioned perfectly for us up until the 20th...

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The Collaboration Software That's Rejuvenating The Young Global Leaders Of Davos

Human-focused software helped the World Economic Forum bring one of its core programs back to life. Could it work for your office too?It's a tough time to be a Davos Man. Even during globalization's...

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5 Steps For Creating The Perfect Team

A people-focused, software-driven approach to building better teams and optimizing collaboration.Life is a series of picking teams. Starting from the playground until now—from youth sports and college...

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Bet You Didn't See This Coming: 10 Jobs That Will Be Replaced By Robots

From insurance to construction to Hollywood, the specter of automation looms for some surprising jobs.I was recently talking to a friend of mine who's an accountant. He has his own accounting firm and...

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LinkedIn's Major Makeover Is Designed To Make You Want To Actually Use LinkedIn

This cleaner, faster desktop version of LinkedIn makes it easier to read news, connect with people, and spruce up your profile.Does it feel like the desktop-browser version of LinkedIn hasn't changed...

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