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Why the best time to solve problems might be the middle of the night

Fast Company Tech

Its a quieter time for our brain, says Katherine Green, the medical director of sleep medicine at UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado. When you wake up with ideas in the middle of the night, its your brain activating those synapses or making those connections, she says. Theres less distraction at night.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million. Secretary of Homeland Security Jacob Wood Co-Founder & Executive Board Chairman Team Rubicon Team Rubicon became one of the most impactful nonprofits under Wood’s leadership. Following four years in the U.S.

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How clutter affects your productivity (and what you can do about it)

The Next Web

But the reality is, you probably made a mistake in buying those things and it literally hurts your brain to come to terms with that fact. Your brain views the loss of one of your valued possessions as the same as something that causes you physical pain. Clutter’s impact on your brain. Why Apple wants you to touch its stuff.

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Cataclysms are a growth industry

TechCrunch

For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha dug into Danny’s latest mega-project: A long, fascinating, and deeply-reported series into the world of disaster tech. We were super curious why Danny had picked disaster tech to niche into, as we hadn’t heard that much about it, frankly. million to install boxes on power lines.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events. These images are especially useful for timely situations such as natural disasters, protests against racism, or economic turbulence. Do you need revenue short term?

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How To Use The Flexible Method During A Business Crisis

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Disasters and crises are inevitable, but businesses do not have to face them unprepared,” explains James Burstall , author of the new book, The Flexible Method: Prepare To Prosper In The Next Global Crisis. Among the advice Burstall offers is that when a disaster strikes, he recommends you look beyond your organization for help.

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Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.

Recode by Vox

Asteroids do offer us the opportunity to stave off at least one kind of planetary disaster because, like all objects in space, they follow a clear and largely predictable orbit. Garan quoted a colleague: If the dinosaurs had a space program, theyd still be here.