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It is officially summer, so here are a few personal and professional tips to take with you as we emerge on the other side of the pandemic in what looks to be a very special summer.
Look, Zoom meetings are great. It’s nice to see everyone’s face and it’s particularly helpful when walking through a visual presentation. It’s also exhausting—we’ve all felt Zoom fatigue at some point—and can actually hamper group collaboration and problem solving, according to research. Think back 18 months… remember conference calls? They’re great! Joanna Stern of WSJ has some tips on how to re-embrace the regular old professional phone call.
US meatpacking company JBS is the latest victim of a ransomware attack, threatening 1/5th of the domestic beef and pork supply—critical infrastructure! At a macro level, ransomware attacks cost billions of dollars every year and can create all sorts of downstream effects. On a micro level, individual anecdotes can be downright heartbreaking.
A lot of employers are starting to reopen offices and pull back on their work from home arrangements. But some employees, according to reporting from Bloomberg, would rather quit than give up working from home. Some businesses cannot operate without onsite employees; some employees are much more productive when working from home. The best path forward might not look the same as it did two years ago.
Instagram spent the past few years testing different ways to deemphasize the like count for posts, only to recently reinstate it and make it optional for users. It turns out to be an important tool to keep users engaged and in the app. Free yourself from the social media metric rat race. Hide your likes.
Preferably an experience. According to science, it is the easiest, most surefire way to achieve happiness. Have a great summer.
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