• How Pandemics Change the World
    This 4 min. read saves you up to 37 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 8 getAbstract summaries (5 books with a total of 1816 pages, one article and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2176 minutes (about 37 hours). Learn more.
    How Pandemics Change the World

    The COVID-19 outbreak will not only have a direct impact on our lives and economies now – the consequences will continue to preoccupy us for several years, if not decades.

  • Don’t Beat Yourself Up When Things Are Not Perfect
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 11 hours
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    Don’t Beat Yourself Up When Things Are Not Perfect

    Ramona Marcionetti, PR and Marketing Manager / Kids: Gion (9 months)

  • Working from Home with Kids
    Working from Home with Kids

    getAbstract parents share their experiences and tips – an introduction

  • The Less Important Things Will Just Have to Wait (Including Laundry)
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 6 hours
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    The Less Important Things Will Just Have to Wait (Including Laundry)

    Anna Wehrt, PR and Communications Manager / Kids: Charlotte (2)

  • “Everything Will Be All Right” – Hopefully
    Gundula Stoll (left): “A woman in our village, who used to sew underwear on contract, has made 100 face masks for everyone […] People have been painting, crocheting and embroidering rainbows with the tagline #andratuttobene - #everythingwillbeallright”
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 9 hours
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    “Everything Will Be All Right” – Hopefully

    Almost three weeks into the total lockdown in Italy, there may be some hopeful signs hidden in the gloom. Yet when I last wrote about the potential impact of restrictions on people’s overall health, I…

  • Work While They Sleep (Unless You Have to Sleep While They Sleep)
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    Work While They Sleep (Unless You Have to Sleep While They Sleep)

    Erica Rauzin, Senior Managing Editor / Kids: two girls and a boy (all adults), two baby grandsons

  • getAbstract International Book Award
    This minute read saves you up to 419 hours
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    getAbstract International Book Award

    Heritage 2001 – 2017

  • Set Boundaries!
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 12 hours
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    Set Boundaries!

    Holli Addison, Account Manager / Kids: Isabelle (15) Savannah (13)

  • Turn a Corner and There Is Hope
    Turn a Corner and There Is Hope

    For the first time in months, we are receiving good news from China: The number of domestic cases of COVID-19 reported there just dropped to zero. So, what is life like in Beijing? And what…

  • See the Positive in It
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    See the Positive in It

    Marc Wiest, Co-head IT, Web-Engineer / Kids: Malina (5) and Niklas (3)