9 ways to combat imposter syndrome for peak performance
If a slow year or industry changes have you feeling out of sorts, write Melanie Klein and Emily Bossert, the problem may be imposter syndrome. Find out how to fight it and get your joy back.
Mocktails, meditation and other tips for Dry January
Studies show that real estate agents are drinking too much. Here are some tips from Rachel Hite to help you reduce or abstain from drinking in 2024.
Professor who predicted urban ‘doom loop’ sees NYC exception
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, whose 2022 paper inspired debate about the future of big cities, says things now seem to be looking up for New York City.
Clever acquires renter assistance, rewards app Gravy
Gravy, an application built to support renters in their homebuying process, has been acquired by Clever Real Estate, a company that specializes in educating consumers about agent choice and the overall transaction process.
NAR President Tracy Kasper resigns, alleges blackmail
The National Association of Realtors’ leader said she recently received a “threat to disclose a past personal, non-financial matter unless she compromised her position at NAR.”
The Google Pixel Watch LTE Is Half Off Right Now
Amazon is currently having a sale on Google Pixel Watches, with some very good deals on both the first-generation Google Pixel Watch and the newer Google Pixel Watch 2. Both smartwatches are great at being a mini-smartphone on your wrist as well as a health tracker (since the acquisition of Fitbit), but there are some […]
CES 2024: LG Announces Its ‘Disappearing’ Transparent OLED TV
CES is underway, and this is usually when a lot of companies like LG, Samsung, HiSense, and more show off all the new cool tech they’ve been working on. This year, though, LG came playing for keeps, with the company debuting a new smart TV tech that could revolutionize how our homes look with our […]
How to Delete an Entire Page in Microsoft Word
You can delete an entire page in Microsoft Word, even if it contains elements like text or graphics. What’s more, you can do this much more easily than highlighting everything, backspacing, and praying your formatting all works out. Word, it turns out, has a built-in feature that will simply nuke the entire page. How to […]
Do You Spend Money Like a DINK or a HENRY?
You may have come across the acronyms DINK and HENRY in personal finance circles, or maybe in a TikTok trend. In addition to sounding cool as hell, these terms refer to two different lifestyles and financial situations that affect how people manage their money. Let’s take a look at the difference between these two terms, […]
You Can Create a Smart Home ‘Cinema Mode’ Automation
Most smart hubs mention “scenes,” a preset scheme you can set up with devices in that family—for instance, all the dining rooms lights going to 50% brightness for a dinner party. If you extend that idea, you can create a “cinema mode” for your house using automations. Not just the lighting: You can also set […]
How to Recall an Email in Outlook (and When You Can’t)
If you’ve ever sent an email and then realize that it was missing key details, contained too many details, or was a little too emotional, you’ve surely longed for a way to delete it from the recipient’s inbox before they could ever see it. Fortunately, you can recall an email when you’re using Microsoft Outlook, […]
Here’s When You’ll Be Able to Preorder the Apple Vision Pro
Apple’s foray into virtual/augmented reality is about to face actual reality, as the much-hyped Vision Pro will finally be released in the U.S. on Feb. 2, the company announced this morning. Preorders start this Friday, for those of you who have been waiting to drop a ton of cash on the first-generation device as soon […]
Wayfair, Macy’s, and Other Retailers Are Charging Return Fees in 2024
Shopping online has long been a convenient and relatively low-stakes way of purchasing everything from clothing and accessories to electronics and home goods—especially if you can simply pack up anything you don’t want and send it back at no charge. This has made it easy to turn your home into a private dressing room or […]
Can You Make a New House Key From a Photograph?
I was checking out Reddit’s lifeprotips subreddit and read what seemed like an amazing life hack: A Redditor advised keeping photographs of your physical keys in your phone’s digital wallet. That way, if you lose a key, a locksmith can cut you a duplicate based on the picture alone. The idea that you can get […]
Cat Bites Can Actually Be Quite Dangerous
Every year, there are an estimated 400,000 cat bites in the United States, with animal bites accounting for approximately 1 percent of all emergency room visits. Although dog bites are far more common, cat bites can be unusually dangerous, with one study showing that one out of three cat bites to the hand led to […]
