• “Empathy Is One of the Most Incredible Superpowers.”
    This 17 min. read saves you up to 6 hours
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    “Empathy Is One of the Most Incredible Superpowers.”

    Gary A. Bolles, author of The Next Rules of Work and Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University, talks about the declining shelf life of skills, ways to compensate for those losses –…

  • As Journalism Frays, So Do Democracies
    This 10 min. read saves you up to 40 hours
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    As Journalism Frays, So Do Democracies

    When digital transformation disrupted legacy media organizations it also disrupted democracy. Experts weigh in on how to preserve a free press.

  • Our Books of the Year 2021
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 48 hours
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    Our Books of the Year 2021

    Colleagues from the getAbstract team present their favorite books.

  • The Metaverse
    This 8 min. read saves you up to 44 hours
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    The Metaverse

    Is it the “next big thing” or just big tech’s marketing gimmick to sustain the highly successful business model of monetizing users’ behavioral data in exchange for “free” services?

  • Learning Myths Debunked
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 29 hours
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    Learning Myths Debunked

    No, putting that textbook under your pillow while you sleep won’t make you smarter. 

  • You’ve Got a “Noise” Problem and You Don’t Even Know It
    This 5 min. read saves you up to 26 hours
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    You’ve Got a “Noise” Problem and You Don’t Even Know It

    getAbstract International Book Award 2021: Turn down the volume with some good old-fashioned methodical thinking.

  • A Book You Can’t Open Too Early – Make Sure You Don’t Open It Too Late
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    A Book You Can’t Open Too Early – Make Sure You Don’t Open It Too Late

    Why The Burnout Fix by Jacinta M. Jiménez is the legitimate winner of the 2021 Readers’ Choice Award.

  • Groundbreaking Research and Advice
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 10 hours
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    Groundbreaking Research and Advice

    With Noise, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein have published a book that will improve your decision-making processes forever.

  • The Reality Metaverse
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 22 hours
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    The Reality Metaverse

    Virtual and augmented reality technologies increasingly blur the lines between the physical and digital realms.

  • Bottom Line
    This 11 min. read saves you up to 49 hours
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    Bottom Line

    How to recognize when it’s time to quit – and how to make your exit in style.