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Why Your Brain Dwells on Unfinished Tasks If you’ve ever wondered why unfinished tasks seem so intrusive, it’s because of a phenomena called the Zeigarnik effect.
A few months ago, a friend recommended I watch Crash Landing on You (CLOY) — a South Korean drama that has been praised around the world. I’m not a huge fan of soaps. They drag too long, force you to invest a ton of time (and emotion), and I, for one, can’t wait to find out what the end is going to be. I much prefer curling up with your traditional two-hour movie or an evening of truth with an observational documentary.
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WorkRussian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter | CNN CNN's Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen, Konstantin Hak and Matthias Somm reported from Kramatorsk, and Sana Noor Haq wrote in London. CNN's Jack Guy, Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever, Jonny Hallam and Josh Pennington contributed reporting.
� � | | � WorkAs Russia Strikes Ukrainian Civilians, Putin Tells His People the War Is JustMichael Schwirtz reported from Kramatorsk, Ukraine, and Anton Troianovski from Berlin. Reporting was contributed by Eric Nagourney, Marc Santora, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Shashank Bengali and Erin Mendell.
WorkJames Cleverly rebuffs Australian minister over UK colonialism remarksWallace used the press conference to make a plea to keep open the option of providing military jets to Ukraine. He said: “One thing I have learned over the past year is don’t rule anything in or anything out. We respond to the needs of the Ukrainians at the time based on what the Ukrainians tell us, intelligence and our knowledge of Russians on the battlefield.” � | | WorkRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 345 of the invasionPoland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has said he is open to supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets if the decision were taken together with Nato allies. In an interview with Bild, he stressed that his assessment was “based on what Nato countries decide together” and that the decision required the “strategic consideration of the whole” alliance.
WorkFormer Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war torturedMost of all, he said, he was sorry for fighting in Ukraine. “I apologise profusely to the entire Ukrainian people for coming to their home with a gun,” he said. “I should have chosen prison over going to Ukraine, but at that moment I was a coward.
WorkSoaring Death Toll Gives Grim Insight Into Russian Tactics“In essence, it does not matter how big the Russian losses are, since their overall human resource is much greater than Ukraine’s,” Mr. Salm, the Estonian official, said in a follow-up email. “In Russia the life of a soldier is worth nothing. A dead soldier, on the other hand, is a hero, regardless of how he died. All lost soldiers can be replaced, and the number of losses will not shift the public opinion against the war.”
WorkPaul Smith to stop trading in Russia We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used. � | | WorkWork � | | WorkWork � | | WorkWork � | | WorkWork � | | WorkWorkWorkBBC cancels Autumnwatch to cut costsThe BBC is ending its wildlife series Autumnwatch as it seeks to cut back on costly television programmes and focus its resources on content that has the h WorkWorkWorkBriefing: Three Top Twitter Engineers Depart Company Three key Twitter engineering leaders have left the company, according to two people with direct knowledge of the departure. The departing leaders include Murph Finnicum, who led product engineering on Twitters consumer app, along with Brent Frederick and Vijay Rajaram, who were senior leaders within the product organization. All three had recently been promoted to principal software WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkTurkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alertsTurkey summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries including the United States and Sweden on Thursday to criticise their decisions to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following Koran-burning incidents in Europe. WorkWorkWorkWorkWhy the Fed still isn't planning a rate cut this yearPowell said the Fed has tools for tackling that, but it’s unclear if the Fed could stop millions of workers from losing their jobs by just cutting rates. This is why labor advocacy organizations like Employ America have accused the Fed of making a mistake that could cause a recession without solving the inflation problem. WorkThe rise of the same-game parlay, America's new favorite way to bet\"I\'d say there\'s a hell a lot more of those recreational $20 bettors, and the more recreational your customer base becomes, the more popular same-game parlays become,\" he added. \"Every now and again, they get a big win, so I think all that mixed together has led to them just getting more and more popular.\" WorkArgentina unveils new 2,000-peso banknote as inflation bitesEl Directorio del BCRA aprobó la emisión de un nuevo billete de $2000 que conmemora el desarrollo de la ciencia y de la medicina en la Argentina y que tendrá como protagonistas al Instituto Malbrán, a la Dra. Cecilia Grierson y al Dr. Ramón Carrillo. ▶️ https://t.co/6j5Imp5XfR WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkFormer zoo director accused of serving pygmy goats for dinner in Mexico | CNN In a statement, the Environment Department also detailed other administrative inconsistencies at the zoo. It said that in a separate incident, Nava traded four cattle in exchange for materials, tools and supplies for the park, but that it was not informed about the delivery of the cattle in accordance with protocol, and those materials and tools were not found on the zoo's premises. WorkWorkWorkOpinion: McCarthy's committee vengeance could pose a grave risk | CNN "[A]s we enter a new Congress," McCarthy wrote to the Democrats' leader, "I am committed to returning the Intelligence Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people." Sadly, at the worst possible time, during a moment of rising global tensions, he is doing precisely the opposite. WorkWorkJo Johnson resigns as director of firm linked to Adani allegationsBefore the accusations published last week on Twitter, Adani, 60, was the world’s third-richest person, with an estimated $119.5bn (£97bn) fortune. He has fallen to 11th place in the daily updated Bloomberg billionaires\' index after a personal wealth wipeout of $34bn in just four days of trading since the accusations were published. WorkWorkWorkRebar robotics firm Toggle adds another $3M to its fundraising tally“The pandemic has had a significant impact on the construction industry, leading to increased costs and complexity. Supply chain disruptions, inflation, and rising labor costs have all played a role,” he explains. “To combat these challenges, there has been a growing interest in the adoption of robotics in construction. This trend is consistent across different segments of the industry, as owners and contractors seek ways to save time and money. Robotics and automation, similar to those used in manufacturing, are seen as a solution. This has also led to an acceleration in the use of prefab and modular construction methods.” |
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