Where is your job going?
As I said in 2004 in my article “Your job will go too, but you can do something about it”, your job is leaving, and it is not necessarily taking you with it. So where is your job going?
- Robots and automated systems (e.g. tel systems)
- Illegal immigrants
- Abroad, through offshore outsourcing
Pay attention to the words of the manage in the video:
- productivity is twice what it is in the traditional part of the factory, safety is better, and “we think our inventory accuracy is 100%”
- the workers is always on task. They’re really never without something to do
- the operators compete to see who can work with (the robots)
- 50% reduction in labour
- defect rate 0%
- training takes half a day, compared to 4 days training needed in the traditional part of the building
- “enormous” energy savings (light, heating can be turned off)
Chris Langan interview
How to end insomnia for $520.99
Become a morning person. How to end insomnia for $520.99 - humbledMBA
I regularly can’t fall asleep.I often can’t fall asleep even when I feel tired.
Once asleep, I generally sleep through the night just fine.
It’s nearly impossible for me to wake up early in the morning.
Pulling an all-nighter is surprisingly easy for me.
I generally direct my lifestyle to avoid morning commitments.
I have delayed sleep phase syndrome, a common form of insomnia. Sound familiar anyone?
Superbowl ads and Neuromarketing results
Sands Research - Neuromedia Analysis
Below you’ll find links to each of the Top 5 ranked ads based on Sands Research’s proprietary Neuro-Engagement Factor™ (NEF) scoring system.
Money buys happiness - if you spend on someone else
Money buys happiness — if you spend on someone else | Reuters
Jurors more likely to convict unattractive people
LAWYERS have long suspected that the more attractive their clients are, the less likely they are to be convicted of an offence. Now they know why.
New Study: It is better to brag about yourself than about others
New Study: It is better to brag about yourself than about others - Bob Sutton
“indirect self-promotion, known as ‘burnishing’ carries all the costs of bragging but none of the gains.”
Teenage Girls Dressing Too Sexy to Fit In: Acceptance by Peers More Important than Sexuality
Teenage Girls Dressing Too Sexy to Fit In: Acceptance by Peers More Important than Sexuality
Teenager girls often dress in ways which distress their parents. But, rather than trying to be sexually attractive, the main drive seems to be for peer acceptance.
The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids — New York Magazine
The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids — New York Magazine
Dweck had suspected that praise could backfire, but even she was surprised by the magnitude of the effect. “Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control,” she explains. “They come to see themselves as in control of their success. Emphasizing natural intelligence takes it out of the child’s control, and it provides no good recipe for responding to a failure.”
“Do not marry a career woman” and cognitive biases
http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/23/Marriage-Careers-Divorce_cx_mn_land.html
The lady writer in this article seems to suffer from the following: confirmation bias, congruence bias, framing, Semmelweis reflex and attentional bias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruence_bias
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(social_sciences)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmelweis_reflex
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias
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About Javier Marti
As an Independent Strategy Consultant, speaker and founder of Trendirama.com Consulting and SunshineHypnosis.co.uk, Javier is dedicated to help organizations, small businesses and individuals to optimize systems, increase profits and make better choices in business and in life. He is the author of the book "Mobile, Domains & The Future"
Javier also shares his knowledge and experience through information-packed and entertaining presentations in English and Spanish.
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