The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: School districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout

As school districts work to create support systems for students’ mental well-being in new ways coming out of the pandemic, some are also looking at ways to create similar systems for teachers to help them …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Apple employees protest company’s 3-day-a-week office policy

Some Apple staffers are petitioning for a more flexible working environment after the company recently told employees they will need to be in the office at least three days a week, the Wall Street Journal reports. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Gladwell: ‘It’s not in your best interest to work at home’

Best-selling leadership and management author Malcolm Gladwell has come under fire recently for tipping toward a decidedly back-to-the-office stance during an appearance on the podcast “Diary of a CEO,” as this article in Wellable explains. “It’s very …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Want a long life expectancy? Move West

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the combined average life expectancy for men and women in 2020 was 80.7 years in Hawaii, the only U.S. state with an …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up

With innovations in bioplastics focused on medical applications, the wider industry is hoping to expand options by elevating renewable materials including corn, sugar and vegetable oil as candidates to become bioplastics. To make it happen, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: U.S. housing affordability worst since 1989

Last week, the National Association of Realtors reported that its housing affordability index fell to 98.5 in June, the lowest level since June 1989, writes Nicole Friedman for the Wall Street Journal. The index factors in …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Ransomware attacks are hitting small businesses. These are experts’ top defense tips.

The Ransomware Task Force ? which was started in 2021, comprising U.S. government officials, academics and members of think tanks and the private sector ? recently released a new report with small and midsized businesses’ cybersecurity needs in mind. NPR …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Which is less expensive? Cooking at home or eating out? Soaring grocery store prices may tip the hand in restaurants’ favor

We’ve all heard that it’s cheaper to make something to eat at home than to eat at a restaurant, right? That may not necessarily be the case anymore. At least maybe the scales have balanced …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: CEOs scrapping warm approach to employees as economy chills

For more than two years, C-suite executives have oozed kindness and patience with employees as they navigated uncharted waters created by the pandemic. Now that most pandemic-related concerns have ebbed and the economy is worsening, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Americans are vacationing more, but staying in work mode

In today’s digital and hybrid work world, going on vacation doesn’t have to mean being disconnected from the office. The Wall Street Journal reports that employees are taking more of their PTO than in recent years, but …