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Bicycles didn't always dominate the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. It took rising oil prices and a great deal of political will to make significant changes that would last. Change is possible anywhere.

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Should the gem and jewelry industry still sell Russian diamonds? Brilliant Earth has publicly said it's pulling Russian diamonds. Jewelers of America has issued a member advisory warning to get written assurances from suppliers that they are not selling Russian diamonds. More trouble ahead.

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Some people face more losses and disappointments than others, due to luck, circumstances, judgment, or even a tendency to take a lot of risks. But no matter who you are, failure will find you. The question is not whether you will fail but how you will use your failures and adapt.

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Rolls-Royce reveals it sold more cars in 2021 than any other in its 117-year history because the pandemic made the super-rich realize life can be short.

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Experts attribute the booming art market to at least three factors: young crypto-driven buyers; the growth in the Asian market; and the belief that art is a good investment at a time of economic uncertainty.

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It's time to drop the New Year, New You nonsense. Learn to accept yourself and move on.

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Zaha Hadid Architects, a 500-person firm based in London that was founded by the Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, had become a fully employee-owned company. It sounds very appealing, but all we know for certain is that there's now an employee benefit trust, which means the company's assets are collectively owned by the employees. What we don't know is how this will impact decision-making, working conditions, benefits, and more. Stay curious.

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Lockdowns are hopefully a thing of the past outside China, but there are still all kinds of restrictions in place to the movement of people, including workers with in-demand skills. The supply chains still have high blood pressure, consistently showing arrhythmia. It will take to mid-2025 to get back to normal.

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Americans are taught from a young age they can achieve anything through hard work, and that's what MLMs tell people they can help them achieve. It's a perfect storm.

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There's nothing more sentimental than your father's watch. You should think about that when you are gifting your son or daughter or wife a watch or vice versa. That piece will be on the wrist of their children one day.

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Many krillionaires (there are not that many of them) have trust issues, lack sense of purpose and struggle with shame, guilt and fear forever.

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I don't think there is such a thing as unconditional friend. Everyone wants something. What is friendship if you get nothing out of it? The same with unconditional love.

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When will the supply chain return to normal? Try never.

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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

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Why don't we raise the minimum wage to US$500 per hour so everyone can be rich?

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My boss is happy with the work I'm doing, or more accurately, the work he thinks I'm doing.

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Facebook is the new cigarettes.

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Behind every antiquities trafficking ring preying upon cultural heritage for profit, there is someone reassembling and restoring these looted pieces to lend the criminal enterprise a veneer of legitimacy.

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Humor is the best tool against censorship.

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 Are masks a new signifier of social class?