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Tools and Resources
Sci-Hub is working. To get around domain names problem, use custom Sci-Hub DNS servers 80.82.77.83 and 80.82.77.84. How to customize DNS in Windows: https://t.co/tatoH4oqAf pic.twitter.com/YHyI8rD0Vs
— Sci Hub (@Sci_Hub) November 21, 2017
- If you use Sci Hub, you're now out-of-luck unless you change the way you access the site. Do as the tweet says and you'll find your way back to published paper heaven!
- The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates.
At work
- Leadership expert Brigette Hyacinth starts People don't leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. with this:
A Gallup poll of more 1 million employed U.S. workers concluded that the No. 1 reason people quit their jobs is a bad boss or immediate supervisor. 75% of workers who voluntarily left their jobs did so because of their bosses and not the position itself. Bad bosses are the No. 1 cause of unhappiness at work. "People leave managers not companies...in the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue."
- Secrets Of The Most Resilient People is a good and important read, especially related to work. Take away what you can.
- Why Google's 'Sticker Voting' Method Kills Innovation flies in the face of what you know about idea generation and selection. Read it anyway.
- Read Argument for Auto-Enroll Emergency Savings.
Learn something
- 26 Words & Copy Constructs that Instantly Make You More Persuasive - INBOUND 2017 Session, also above, is an interesting, easy-to-watch, and informative video.
- Seth Godin makes the case for reading at work in Reading at work.
- 7 Tips for Building a Career in Marketing (Advice and Insights From Top Founders and Investors) offers much more than advice just for marketing.