Friends of Dave #157: The Most Popular 19 of '19
Here's your annual roundup of the most clicked articles...
Hope everyone is has been having a wonderful holiday season. With Christmas and New Years falling midweek this year, it certainly does a number on productivity during the last two weeks on the calendar.
As per tradition, this week's issue is simply a collection of the most widely clicked articles by the FoD community throughout 2019. It's a perfect opportunity to catch those selections that may have made your fellow Friends of Dave smarter but you might have missed.
Also, here is a link to the most widely opened issue of the year -- May 11. Click -->HERE <-- if you are interested in revisiting what all the fuss was about that made over 60% of you tune in that week.
Thank you all once again for tuning in each week. It's been great hearing from you and seeing the FoD wolf pack grow over the last 3 years. I am excited to see what Year 4 has in store for everyone!
Here's to a safe, happy and healthy New Year for all of you and your families.
XOXO
Dave
Your Most Clicked Article in 2019...
Former Away employees describe a toxic work environment at the luggage company — www.theverge.com Away promised a company culture of travel and inclusion. But according to former employees, Away CEO Steph Korey uses the company values to get people to work harder and longer. Many describe the environment as toxic.
The Best of the Rest...
16 Surprising Ways to Injure Yourself When You’re Over 40
Sadly, a few of these have seriously happened to me....
German court rules hangovers are an 'illness' Judges in Frankfurt said a company selling anti-hangover drinks was making illegal health claims.
The Powerful Beliefs of a Successful Sales Manager
There are all kinds of beliefs a sales management or sales leader might hold, some healthy, many more unhealthy. If you want to turn in your best performance, those results must start with your beliefs and your mindset.
The Porta-Potty King of New York City Faces a Threat to His Throne New York City’s portable toilets industry is controlled by a small group of competitors: Mr. John, John to Go, A Royal Flush, Johnny on the Spot, and Call-a-Head, which is owned by Charles W. Howard, the porta-potty king of New York City.
The Shadowy Consortium That Controls Emoji We’re ceding to corporations the building blocks of speech—and thought—itself.
The Ruthless, Secretive, and Sometimes Seedy World of Hedge Fund Private Investigators
“We’re not trying to find the chairman [with] hookers. . . . This is not a revenge business. I’m trying to figure out what’s going on.”
Are You Addicted to Doing? Running around getting things done is always better, right? Wrong. Have you tried lowering your speed limit?
6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person
You're going to hate hearing this, but you will wish somebody had said this to you around 1995 or so.
A Decade of Drunk Texting Americans with cellphones went into a recession and came out the other side with a new communication style.
An Unconventional Staffing Solution Helped This CEO Grow from $0 to $120 Million Jim Bennett discusses how he recruited unconventional employees and trained them up into a major differentiator between his company and the competition.
Millennials Will Get Sick and Die Faster Than the Previous Generation A new healthcare report paints a truly bleak picture of millennials’ wellness future.
Gen Z Is Calling Gen X The "Karen Generation"
"They’re usually racist, homophobic, and transphobic, don’t believe in vaccines or climate change, and are mostly also the parents of Gen Z children."
A Class Riot Among the One Percent at Brooklyn’s Oldest Nursery School What happened when Grace Church, Brooklyn’s oldest nursery school, decided to become less old-fashioned? A riot among the one percent. Now the Brooklyn Heights preschool is locked in parent-teacher drama.
AirPods Are a Tragedy Apple claims that AirPods are building a “wireless future.” Many people think they're a symbol of disposable wealth. The truth is bleaker.
How to Speak Up in a Meeting, and When to Hold Back Don’t show off, and don’t ramble.
6 futuristic jobs that will soon exist in the financial industry AI and machine learning are entering the scene and causing great disruption in what used to be one of the most stable career choices.
The Pure Joy of People Watching The Killers Play "Mr Brightside" Yeeaahhh you know you gotta inject this wholesome Glastonbury content, thank you.
Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street Discover Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street in London, England: One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.