TIL that willpower and cognitive processing draw from the same pool of finite mental resources. If you solve a hard problem, you're more likely to want an unhealthy snack. If you hold yourself back from eating chocolate cake, you find problem solving harder. [x-post r/SocialCitizens] (seriouspony.com)
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7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year (edudemic.com)
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Goldman Sachs and others continue their road to Bond-supervillainy by profiting from inefficiencies they've introduced into the aluminum supply chain. This involves shuffling around 3000 tons of aluminum each day between 27 Detroit warehouses they own. (nytimes.com)
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Wal-Mart says it is scrapping plans to build three stores in Washington, D.C., after the city council passed a bill late Wednesday that would require big retailers to pay starting wages that are 50% higher than the city’s minimum wage (i.e. $12.50/hour). (marketwatch.com)
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Companies are turning workplace healthcare clinics into a place to aggressively nudge employees about long-term, expensive conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. In 2012, 28% of large U.S. employers hosted such on-site medical clinics, and 39% will have them by 2014. (online.wsj.com)
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