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Washington Post
2 hours ago
- Lifestyle
- Washington Post
Carolyn Hax: Trying to relax, a retiree ends up ‘paralyzed by options' instead
Adapted from an online discussion. Hello, Carolyn: Early 60s, retired from my job two months ago. Was glad to do so. Though I did enjoy the teamwork, I have never been really career driven as some of my friends are. Work to live, not the reverse. Paid off my mortgage, don't feel depressed as such — but seem to be paralyzed by options, and frightened. With the recent death of a much-loved uncle, I am very aware of how quickly time can pass. I want to enjoy leisure and down time but not vegetate. Today I had booked a swimming session, but I did not feel like going out, so I ended up staying in bed for hours. Now I feel stupid and guilty.
UAE Moments
2 days ago
- General
- UAE Moments
♓ Pisces Daily Horoscope for July 29, 2025
Today centers around emotional release and reclaiming inner power. Saturn's transit offers a chance to shed outdated emotional weight and step into a more grounded, focused version of yourself. Finance & Wealth You handle negotiations with poise, and financial strength builds steadily. Property-related matters could move in your favor. Trust collaborative actions to yield longer-term growth. Career & Creative Flow At work, your leadership and cooperative style flourish. Teamwork highlights your intuition and emotional intelligence. Avoid overexertion—balance ambition with restful simplicity to keep the momentum steady. Love & Relationships Emotional openness helps deepen bonds today. You may reconnect with someone meaningful, or share meaningful moments with friends. Your sensitivity becomes a connecting force rather than a burden. Health & Inner Balance Let go of emotional patterns that no longer serve you. Cultivating simplicity and inner peace now strengthens your center and renews vitality. You feel calmer, clearer, and more whole. Extras Lucky Color: Beige Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 9
CNA
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CNA
Migrant workers praised for bravery in rescuing driver who fell into Tanjong Katong sinkhole
Praise has poured in for migrant workers who rushed to rescue a driver after her car plunged into a sinkhole that opened up on Tanjong Katong Road South. The workers were seen tossing a rope into the crater and pulling the woman to safety with quick, steady teamwork.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
10 Tiny Habits That Make Or Break A Founding Team
The habits that define strong startup teams aren't flashy - they're consistent. Learn 10 small, ... More high-leverage rituals that early-stage founders use to build alignment, trust, and momentum. The success of an early-stage startup often comes down to a few key habits. Not vision. Not funding. Not product. Just the repeatable behaviors a team establishes in the first few months. These small patterns shape how decisions get made, how conflict is resolved, and how momentum builds or stalls. Here are ten habits that often fly under the radar but make a disproportionate difference. 1. Start Every Week With A Quick Priorities Check High-functioning teams get aligned often. A 10-minute Monday standup (async or live) focused solely on what matters most for the week helps avoid drift. It's not a status update. It's a coordination tool. Just one shared Google Doc or Slack thread each week can clarify who's pushing what forward. 2. Write Things Down Before Debating Them Discussions go faster and deeper when each person writes their thinking down first. Stripe famously used written memos for key decisions, helping to clarify logic and reduce groupthink. In small teams, this habit prevents dominant voices from steering conversations without scrutiny. 3. Close The Loop, Every Time It sounds basic, but closing the loop - on a bug report, a sales follow-up, or a customer message builds trust. Early teams that make this a reflex are more operationally tight. Users and teammates start to feel like action follows words. That makes everything else easier. 4. Default To Showing, Not Telling Instead of talking about a problem for 30 minutes, show a mockup, spreadsheet, or quick Loom video. A rough version beats a vague explanation. Founders at Figma and Superhuman made this a habit early - visual, concrete communication shortened feedback loops and made their teams feel faster. 5. End Each Week With A Lightweight Retro Even a 15-minute end-of-week reflection helps early teams improve. What worked? What didn't? What felt off? You don't need fancy tooling. Just capture a few bullet points and a single improvement to try next week. Tiny improvements compound faster than you'd think. 6. Discuss How You Communicate, Not Just What You're Communicating Most teams wait until things are tense to talk about how they talk. But tiny misalignments in communication style create friction early. Do you use Slack or email for decisions? Are async replies expected within hours or days? These patterns can quietly sabotage trust if they're not clarified early. You can check our Startup Communication & Negotiation Guide for a bit more in-depth insights into the importance of how to communicate effectively in the team and with outside stakeholders. 7. Name The Hard Stuff Out Loud It's tempting to avoid naming difficult truths like a strategy that's not working or a cofounder dynamic that's drifting. But high-trust teams normalize surfacing tension early. That doesn't mean oversharing. It just means saying the quiet part out loud, before it becomes resentment. 8. Keep The Calendar Sacred In the early days, teams often overbook meetings or swing to the other extreme and meet only when there's a fire. A consistent cadence, like for example a product review every Friday, a retro every two weeks, helps establish a rhythm. Rituals aren't bureaucracy. They're a defense against chaos. 9. Limit Who Touches What Too many founders try to "co-own" everything. But the strongest teams make clear calls on ownership. Who owns marketing copy? Who decides on design changes? Ownership creates clarity. Clarity reduces churn. It doesn't mean people stop collaborating - it just means someone decides. 10. Celebrate Progress Publicly (Even If It's Small) Momentum is fragile. Especially in a startup's first year. Teams that develop a habit of sharing wins, even small ones, build morale. This doesn't require parties or bonuses. A simple Slack thread or internal weekly email can remind everyone that forward motion is happening.
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
‘Just like football, can't rely on the sole striker': Johari urges Umno team unity ahead of GE16
SHAH ALAM, July 27 — UMNO members have been advised to continue working as a team, which is free from internal squabbles, in preparation for the next general election. UMNO vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the formation of a machinery as a solid team could prove decisive towards achieving success in the general election. 'In football, when we play against another team, you can't just rely on one striker. If you only have one performing striker, while the rest are not, it'll be difficult. So, we must play as a team. 'If the team is right, solid and has no squabbles, particularly in facing the general election, Insya-Allah, 50 per cent of the battle is won. The others depend on issues cropping up in the government and the country,' he said after officiating the Shah Alam UMNO Division delegates meeting here today. Johari, also the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, advised UMNO members to consider the views of the younger generation, in particular, who form 40 per cent of the total number of voters nationwide. 'They have a very different thinking compared to our ancestors. This happens globally when our audience, who are 18 years old, can automatically become voters. 'If we, as a party, cannot understand the thinking of our youngsters, how are we going to cultivate and constantly produce young leaders who understand?… our problems will be bigger next time. Commenting on the statement by opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin yesterday that the opposition is considering tabling a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament, Johari said each Member of Parliament (MP) has the right to do so. 'In this Parliament, any MP can table that motion (of no-confidence). Nobody can stop it. 'So, the motion is tabled in Parliament… then we will see who has the support and who hasn't. Parliament will determine this,' said the Titiwangsa MP. — Bernama
