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Commitment Culture: A Boost to Workplace Productivity

What is a commitment culture, and what difference can it make in your organization? How can you build one and foster its growth? In Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg includes a culture of commitment on his list of ingredients for productivity. He explains what it is and discusses its benefits. Duhigg also outlines steps you can take to build a commitment culture and provides a real-world example so you can see it in action. Read on to learn more about commitment culture.

The Flow Experience: Characteristics and Benefits

What is a flow experience? What are the three benefits of frequent flow experiences? When you feel like your endeavors are succeeding and your energy is flowing in the direction you choose, Csikszentmihalyi calls these “flow experiences.” Choosing to do activities that promote the flow experience often has three benefits. Continue below to learn about the flow experience.

Sexual Flow: Sexuality as Optimal Experience

Can you reach the flow state through sex? What are some things you can do to promote sexual flow? It is well-known that movements such as dance, martial arts, and yoga can promote flow, but many people don’t know that you can achieve sexual flow as well. This may be in the form of physical sex, romance, or other sensual activities such as dance and yoga. Keep reading to see what Csikszentmihalyi has to say about sexual flow.

A Worthy Rival: Learn From the Competition

Do you have a rival whom you admire in some way? Is there a company that does at least one thing better than you do? How can you apply lessons from them to your own business? In his book The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek emphasizes the importance of learning from your “worthy rivals.” A worthy rival is a competitor who is better than you at certain things, and who can therefore reveal to you ways you can improve, enabling you to better survive in the infinite game. Here is how a worthy rival can inspire you to get better at

The Hot Big Bang Theory: Everything It Overlooks

What is the Hot Big Bang Theory? What does the Hot Big Bang model tell us about the initial state of the universe? According to the Hot Big Bang Theory, the post-Big-Bang universe was extremely hot (hence the name). Because of that, particles were moving too quickly to coalesce together and form the building blocks of matter. The Hot Big Bang Theory explains a lot about the observable universe, but not everything. Here are some things it doesn’t account for.

Is Jeff Bezos Angry? His Toxic Behavior Explained

Why is Jeff Bezos known for being so angry? What are some examples of Bezos’s temper? How has this influenced Amazon’s work culture? Many of Amazon’s employees have described Jeff Bezos as angry. Bezos frequently lashes out at employees, degrades and swears at them, and promotes a culture where his execs do the same. Here are examples of Jeff Bezos’s anger problems.

The Origin of Wal-Mart: Five and Dime to Superstore

What is the origin of Wal-Mart? How did Wal-Mart go from a small five and dime in Arkansas to a multinational superstore? Sam Walton, the founder of what is now Wal-Mart, opened his first five and dime store in 1950. Within four years, he would open a second store and by 1962 he would own 16 stores. The Walton Five and Dime grew rapidly thanks to Walton’s superior pricing and business sense. Continue reading to learn more about the origin of Wal-Mart.

The Millionaire Next Door Book and Wealth-Building

The Millionaire Next Door and Wealth Building

What is The Millionaire Next Door book about? Is The Millionaire Next Door still relevant today? William D. Danko and Thomas Stanley’s Millionaire Next Door book explains the characteristics of the everyday millionaire and shows how they make, keep, and grow their wealth. These wealth-building principles outlined in Thomas Stanley’s Millionaire Next Door remain relevant today. Read on to learn how The Millionaire Next Door book can help you become wealthy too.

Co-Pay Assistance: What It Is and How It Works

What is a co-pay assistance program? What happens if a patient can’t afford to pay for their co-pay? Co-pay assistance programs provide financial help for under-insured patients with life-threatening medical conditions. When patients can’t afford to pay their co-pays, they can still get the required treatment through a non-profit program. Here is how co-pay assistance programs work.

How to Market a New Product: Principles & Tactics

Are you bringing a new product into the market? What can you do to create a buzz around your product that won’t die off the moment you stop marketing it? Marketing isn’t the final goal of your new product. The final goal of your product is to be good enough to inspire word of mouth—without this, even with the biggest burst of marketing, your product will die. Think of all the failed products that launched to massive hype – a burst of PR/paid marketing clearly is not sufficient. Here are some tips on how to market a new product—and get