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Want To Double Your Salary? Of Course You Do—Try This

Research shows money (in the form of a paycheck) can buy happiness. Experts craft a game plan to double your salary.

Research shows money (in the form of a paycheck) can buy happiness. Experts craft a game plan to double your salary.

The best things in life may be free, but a study out of Case Western Reserve University found that money does indeed buy happiness. Increasing income—to the tune of an annual salary of $80,000— also relieves negative emotions and reduces the incidence of serious mental illness, according to the research. This makes sense, but how exactly do you go about doubling your income or even getting a raise?

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To Win Over Women, Adidas Adds New Products

To counteract a declining cool factor and recent mixed performance, the German company is updating its lineup.

To counteract a declining cool factor and recent mixed performance, the German company is updating its lineup.

1. Pure Boost X

Adidas used motion-tracking technology to study the movement of the female foot and designed the Pure Boost X to match it. The sneaker features a floating arch for extra support, as well as material engineered for a flexible fit.

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This CEO’s Secret To Work-Life Balance? Ultra-Marathons

Extreme races and constant travel keep Hotwire’s president Henrik Kjellberg engaged at the office.

Extreme races and constant travel keep Hotwire’s president Henrik Kjellberg engaged at the office.

Henrik Kjellberg’s average day starts before dawn with a 16-mile bike ride from his Tiburon, California, home into his San Francisco office, where he takes a shower and starts work at 7:50 a.m. After a full day in his role as president of Hotwire and CarRentals.com, he leaves as the sun goes down and bikes the 16 miles back. “And then the next day, instead of biking, I might go for a nine-mile run and take public transit into the city,” he says. “I try to mix it up.”

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She Found Her Biological Father On Ancestry And 23andMe

DNA services are revealing relationships that once were cloaked in anonymity. And the world is still figuring out how to deal with that.

DNA services are revealing relationships that once were cloaked in anonymity. And the world is still figuring out how to deal with that.

When she was 22, Jordon Goulder lost her dad to the neurodegenerative disease called ALS. That same year, she discovered that he wasn’t her biological father.

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3 Brain Hacks To Boost Your Motivation When You Need It Most

Different kinds of work require different types of motivation. Here’s how and when to use these three psychological principles.

Different kinds of work require different types of motivation. Here’s how and when to use these three psychological principles.

I tend to wake up early and do my best work while the sun is coming up. Whenever I try to work late at night, I find I’m less focused and I have trouble thinking creatively.

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There’s Still Hope For Email—But You’ll Have To Pay For It

Disruptive new email apps are targeting businesses and power users, rather than the mass market.

Disruptive new email apps are targeting businesses and power users, rather than the mass market.

It’s hard to believe that people once lined up to try a new email app, but a few years ago, mobile email was so inefficient that more than 1 million people joined a waitlist for an alternative called Mailbox. With features like swipe-to-delete and “snooze” for responses, Mailbox proved that email could be better, and it inspired a wave of similar apps.

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