Life is challenging, but there are ways you can lighten your load and take control of some outcomes.Shunmyo Masuno, a Zen Buddhist monk devotes an entire section of his book, “How to Let Things Go,” to how you can avoid making things more difficult for yourself.Here are his four tips for using your energy wisely and making life just a little bit easier.4 ways to make your life less difficult1. Think positively as often as possibleIt may be hard to look on the bright side of things when you’re experiencing challenges and setbacks, but “will spending lots of time worrying help?”…
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Expectations are a dangerous thing.Nobody knows that more than NBA coaches, and we had our latest example Friday when the Coach of the Year Curse came after Mike Brown. The Sacramento Kings deposed him as head coach on Friday, a little more than two years after taking over a 30-win team that had an NBA-record 16-season playoff drought and failing to lead them to a championship.I kid … slightly. Arguably, there were reasons here, and the Kings front office knows more about what was happening behind the scenes than you or me. As near as anyone can tell, this was…
Self-driving vehicle startups are all the rage. Goldman Sachs thinks newly public China-based autonomous driving firm Pony AI could be ahead of the curve. The firm initiated Pony AI with a buy rating and $19.60 price target, which implies nearly 43% potential upside ahead from Friday’s close. Its shares are up more than 5% this month as investors have piled into the stock since Pony AI debuted on the Nasdaq on Nov. 27 through an initial public offering, which raised approximately $260 million and priced the company at $13 per share. Goldman was one of the offering’s underwriters. Pony AI,…
CINCINNATI — The moment Tee Higgins caught the game-winning 3-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow in overtime, he heaved his third touchdown reception high into the air as a cathartic release.For Higgins, however, as he was surrounded by his teammates, flashing a confident glare with diamonds on his teeth shining off the flashing Paycor Stadium lights, this moment wasn’t merely about Bengals 30, Broncos 24.No, this moment was about so much more. It was about everything.“It’s the best feeling ever,” Higgins said.GO DEEPERBurrow keeps Bengals playoff hopes alive in wild 30-24 OT win over Broncos: TakeawaysThis feeling was about a…
Tanese Orr and her husband, Robert Lashley, had lived in New York City’s public housing for over 20 years when Orr entered the city’s housing lottery.”I applied for the homeownership aspect because I was already renting and didn’t want to leave an apartment for another apartment,” Orr tells CNBC Make It.Since 2015, the Small Homes Rehab-NYCHA Program has facilitated the purchase, rehabilitation and sale of FHA-foreclosed homes under NYCHA’s ownership to first-time homeowners.61 homes have been renovated and sold to low- and moderate-income families since 2015.In November 2022, three years after signing up, Orr logged into her Housing Connect profile…
Oscar Wilde once famously wrote that “to concede one goal direct from a corner is a misfortune, to concede two in eight days looks like carelessness.”The thoughts of Oscar, noted corner-kick scholar, may have been rushing through the heads of anyone associated with Manchester United recently after they allowed not one but two ‘olimpicos’ — which, if you’re not familiar with the term, means scoring directly from a corner — in just over a week, in two different competitions.The first came from Son Heung-min in that madcap Carabao Cup quarter-final against Tottenham, his corner sailing over second-choice keeper Altay Bayindir…
Over the last 45 years, I have written and published over 175 books for adults and children. Sometimes the number surprises me, as I didn’t set out to be an author. Early on in my career, I realized that being a successful writer wasn’t just about crafting compelling stories. I needed to be a sponge, read widely and broaden my perspective. Embracing the quote from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that “creativity is just connecting things,” I gave myself permission to follow my interests, wherever they led me. To that end, I have written about topics as varied as marine biology, job interviews, teaching,…
A mobile home sits damaged following a tornado that went through Katy, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.Elizabeth Conley | Houston Chronicle viaA strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing “gusty, damaging winds,” hail and tornadoes through Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira said. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama,…
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Luka Dončić is “doing fine” after the 25-year-old star’s home was burglarized Friday in what was the latest occurrence in a string of break-ins into professional athletes’ homes in the past few months.“I reached out, texted him,” Kidd said Saturday. “He’s doing fine (after) going through that incident. Glad no one got hurt. I talked to him today.”No one was home at the time of the break-in and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, Dončić business manager, Lara Beth Seager, told multiple outlets. Jewelry valued at around $30,000 was taken from the home,…
More than half, 56% of workers are looking for a new job or plan to in 2025, according to an October 2024 Resume Templates survey of 1,258 full-time U.S. workers. One in three of them plan to quit their current job even if they don’t have another lined up.Whatever your career plans are for 2025 — whether you’re looking for a new gig, hoping to get a promotion or simply looking to get better at your current position — there are steps you can take now to make progress.Here are three tips from professor of organizational psychology and author of…
