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Author who studies millionaires: 240 minutes a day separates the rich from everyone else

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There are 1,440 minutes in each day. That is the one common denominator we all share. With respect to time, we are all on equal footing. And most people, rich or poor, use about 1,200 of those minutes for the following activities: work, commuting, family-related, sleeping, eating, bathing, bathroom, grooming and dressing. That leaves about …

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China’s rich are moving their money to Singapore. Beijing’s crackdown is one of the reasons

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More and more wealthy Chinese are worried about keeping their money on the mainland and some see Singapore as a safe haven. Since protests disrupted Hong Kong’s economy in 2019, affluent Chinese have looked for alternative places to store their wealth. Singapore proved attractive because of its large Mandarin Chinese-speaking community and, unlike many countries, …

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A Harvard nutritionist shares the 6 best brain foods: ‘Most people aren’t eating enough of’ these

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Much like the intricate relationship between the gut and brain, diet and mental health are inextricably linked — and the connection between them goes both ways: a lack of good dietary choices leads to an increase in mental health issues, and mental health issues in turn lead to poor eating habits. When people learn that …

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Want to sound more confident? Avoid these 11 words and phrases that make you look ‘weak,’ say grammar experts

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In such a competitive world, the last thing you need to do is undercut yourself. But that’s what a lot of us are doing when we communicate in ways that make us sound less confident, less determined, and less sure of ourselves. But there’s an effective solution: Swap out weak words and phrases for ones …

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Hard lesson for U.S. investors: Chinese companies don’t make the rules in China

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BEIJING — American investors’ shock at an ongoing regulatory crackdown in China points to a fundamental difference between the two countries that many didn’t seem to grasp: When it comes to making the rules, corporations don’t have as much influence in China as they do in America. U.S. investors in Chinese companies have been caught …

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Apeel doubles valuation, adds Wojcicki sisters and Michael Ovitz as investors

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Apeel, a California-based company tackling global food waste, said Wednesday it raised $250 million in a Series E funding round that values the company at more than $2 billion. That’s nearly double its last reported valuation of $1.1 billion from April 2020, according to PitchBook data. The company is known for its edible substance that, …

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In 1999, Warren Buffett was asked what you should do to get as rich as him—his advice still applies today

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If you want to be as rich as Warren Buffett, don’t wait to get started. That’s the advice that the investing titan shared in 1999 at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting when asked how to make $30 billion, which was roughly his net worth at the time. The then-68-year-old Buffett — whose fortune has since …

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Why morning people are happier — and how to ‘hack’ your body clock to be one

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Reset your alarm: Waking up just an hour earlier than usual could reduce your risk of depression by 23%, according to a study out of University of Colorado Boulder and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. And each hour earlier that you wake up, the better the benefit, according to the study. Past research …

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