As a student, chances are you’re juggling a variety of deadlines and commitments—and that little thing called your life. We’ve been conditioned to think that multitasking can help us get more done in less time, and thanks to the ease of navigating between various pages, tabs, and apps on our devices, we can fall into

You probably use emoji in your text messages and social media posts, but have you ever stopped and thought about what clues those little icons might hold about your personality? Fast Company teamed up with personality scientists at Traitify to dig into what character traits our emoji use might reveal about us. For example, using “thumbs-up” and

History is often reduced to a handful of memorable moments and events.  In Black history, those events often include courageous stories like those of The Underground Railroad and historic moments like the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But these are only a few of the significant and important

We all want to be understood, and it can be so frustrating when it feels like what we’re saying falls on deaf ears. Have you ever tried to communicate something important to a colleague, classmate, supervisor, and family member, only to feel as if you’re not getting through? It turns out that someone’s personality type

We all want to feel like our best self, but sometimes it can be overwhelming to think about where to start. Especially when we’re juggling lots of obligations between work, school, and family, the quest for self-improvement can seem downright frivolous. The good news is that becoming a better person can be as simple (and

The U.S. News & World Report recently released their annual list of best jobs. The ranking looks at jobs across 15 different categories and factors in things such as salary, room for growth, and work-life balance.  This year’s top four winners for Best Job Overall are: Software Developer Dentist Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Healthcare and

Knowing what type of job you’re looking for is a great first step to a successful job search. So how about when you start digging into the process of sorting through job postings and deciphering which jobs to apply to? It can be overwhelming, especially when job postings aren’t crystal clear in their details about

As we get into the middle of January, many of us have been working towards keeping the resolution we set on the first. If you’re not feeling yours or think a better focus might serve you better this year, it’s not too late to change course. It’s never too late, of course! To help give