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Top 50 Useful Skills You Can Learn Fast (in your free time)

A skill is an ability developed and learned to do tasks or activities competently. There is a broad range of skills that you can learn to help you land a job, improve your social life, and assist in meeting the demands and challenges in life.  All skills are useful, but some are hard to learn. […]

The Science Behind Productivity

No matter your job or how high up in the ranks you are, we all want the same thing; to be more productive. The more you can get done in the day means the more time you can spend at home relaxing with the family or to taking an actual vacation. Science shows that there […]

Why Some Universities No Longer Offer MBA Programs

Earlier this year, there were multiple reports of Universities who decided to shut down their MBA programs. The University of Illinois, Univesity of Iowa, Wake Forest University, Virginia Tech, and Simmons College all announced that they will no longer be offering MBA programs. Surprised? With a strong economy, high tuition costs and less interest in […]

How Much Reading Can Busy Professionals Fit in Each Day?

If you ask what the most prosperous professionals in the world attribute their success to, you’ll hear the same answer. Reading. Sounds easy enough, but when you look at your day, it’s hard to imagine getting a lot of reading done. Between rushing around from meeting to meeting, brainstorming with colleagues, and doing the day-to-day […]

13 Reads Under 200 Pages Any Busy Professional Can Finish in a Day

As a professional, there are only so many hours in the day for free time. Responsibilities trump relaxations and doing activities that you enjoy — activities like reading. Lucky for you there are plenty of short reads available from well-known authors that you can read cover to cover on your lunch break or while you […]