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Only Have 15 Minutes A Day For Twitter Networking? Here’s What To Do

This behavioral scientist harnessed the psychology of choice to grow his Twitter account from 85 to over 101,000 followers.

This behavioral scientist harnessed the psychology of choice to grow his Twitter account from 85 to over 101,000 followers.

I opened my Twitter account a few years ago, but for a while I didn’t have much to show for it. As of April 27, 2014, I had never posted a single tweet and had a mere 85 followers.

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What Happened When I Redesigned My Workday To Start At 5 A.M.

The main upside, says one Buffer employee, isn’t about early birds catching worms—it’s about the power of choice.

The main upside, says one Buffer employee, isn’t about early birds catching worms—it’s about the power of choice.

I work for an incredible company, with teammates scattered around the globe. Most of us tend to work nine to five–ish hours, and up until a few months ago, I did, too. My schedule was pretty standard:

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From Old-School To-Do Lists To How Google Hires: August’s Top Leadership Stories

August’s top leadership stories may get you to take your to-do list analog and help you get noticed by a Google recruiter.

August’s top leadership stories may get you to take your to-do list analog and help you get noticed by a Google recruiter.

This month we learned how Patagonia recoups 91% of the cost of onsite child care, why an Industrial Age to-do list hack still has life in it, and why Google is thinking more creatively about hiring engineers than it used to.

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What Will It Take For Apple Pay To Take Off In The U.S.?

The iPhone/Apple Watch payment system is already easy to use. But it won’t become a daily habit until it’s available everywhere.

The iPhone/Apple Watch payment system is already easy to use. But it won’t become a daily habit until it’s available everywhere.

Apple Pay is nearing its second birthday, and mobile payments are far from ubiquitous. The credit-card replacement, which lets you use an iPhone or Apple Watch to pay at retail stores, only touts a user base numbering in the “tens of millions,” according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Crowdsourcing The Beatles: How Ron Howard’s New Documentary Unearthed Rare New Footage

Eight Days A Week offers a fresh take on the band’s touring years—thanks to fan treasures and a meticulous restoration process.

Eight Days A Week offers a fresh take on the band’s touring years—thanks to fan treasures and a meticulous restoration process.

Listening to Ron Howard talk about his latest film, you get the sense he’s been wanting to make it since 1964, when he was 10 years old. He had watched The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show just weeks before his tenth birthday, when he opened a box containing the only gift he truly wanted: a Beatles wig. As Beatlemania proceeded to sweep America—and then the world—Howard reacted the same way millions of kids did—fanatically. He’s a lifelong fan, so you can hardly blame him for sounding giddy when he talks about directing The Beatles Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, a documentary that lands in U.S. theaters on September 16 and on Hulu the next day.

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The One Question Your Resume Needs To Answer (But Probably Doesn’t)

It may be unfashionable to talk about “career passion,” but it’s something employers want to hear about—even if they don’t say so.

It may be unfashionable to talk about “career passion,” but it’s something employers want to hear about—even if they don’t say so.

If you’re searching for your next gig, pull out your resume. Take a look at the experience it recounts and see how well it answers this question:

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7 Questions For Spotting Employers’ Hidden Flaws On A Job Interview

A job interview isn’t always the best venue for uncovering signs of bad management, but asking these questions can help.

A job interview isn’t always the best venue for uncovering signs of bad management, but asking these questions can help.

People typically leave their jobs for three reasons: they were offered a better one, they don’t see a growth path, or they don’t like their bosses. As a recruiter, I see all of these scenarios play out, but boss troubles are the most common by far—and they don’t always stem from employees’ direct supervisors. Sometimes it’s your boss’s bad boss who sets the tone for everybody, a problem that can be harder to detect as an outsider.

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