A Reminder From Neuroscience: Discipline Is Not the Key to Productivity
White knuckling your way through adversity is one of the most popular productivity strategies. It’s also one of the least effective, according to science.
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A Canadian Brewery Relies on U.S. Customers. It Says a 50 Percent Tariff Leaves It No Choice but to Move to Maine
Mother Mushroom Brewery sources supplies and serves customers from across the border. It says a 50 percent levy has made its current location unsustainable.
A New Report Says This Is the Best Week of 2026 to Buy a House. Buyers Could Save $14,000
Realtor.com says buyers may save thousands of dollars as prices soften and competition eases this fall.
ADHD Isn’t Always a Learning Disadvantage. New Research Finds a Surprising Trade-Off
Researchers found a trade-off between deliberate control and automatic learning, with the benefit disappearing among participants with higher ADHD traits.
I’m an Executive Coach — These Are the 3 Leadership Instincts That Actually Cost You Job Offers
The habits that make you effective in an executive role can quietly work against you in the interview room.
The Side Hustle She Started After Age 60 Hit $2 Million and Landed in Starbucks: ‘Time to Realize My Own Dream.’
Theresa Burnley, 65, turned her passion for health and nutrition into a business.
Main streets & local economies
EPA poised to scrap power plant carbon standards
Eliminating federal limits on power-sector emissions could undermine local climate goals and increase risks to infrastructure and public health, city and environmental leaders warn.
Air taxis take flight in Texas
Joby Aviation began demonstration flights in North Texas, while Archer Aviation plans to build out a charging network across the state for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
To speed development, Prince William County, Virginia, is nixing a ‘waiting period’ for legal review
Residential and commercial developers can receive a conditional approval stamp for projects moving through pre-construction processes while legal reviews are still underway.
As Amtrak seeks to expand, restructure rail service, congressional support remains a question
The railroad’s board of directors looks to address growing ridership, but future funding hangs on the stalled congressional surface transportation legislation.
After rent emergency declaration, San Francisco mayor proposes reforms
As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.”
What Are We Asking the Flowers To Do?
The difference between landscaping that covers up our mistakes and landscaping that helps create a place.