Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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5 Simple Ways to be Motivated Every Day
You’ve got a thousand and one deadlines and your motivation is zilch. It’s either get it done or say goodbye to that weekly paycheck. We’re going to assume that you’d rather get it done but it doesn’t have to be hard. With these five simple tips, you’ll be able to get work done easier and better. Exercise…
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Steve Wozniak on the FBI V Apple
Apple founder Steve Wozniak had a chat with Conan on Monday and discussed his take on the FBI v Apple. He admitted that he sided with Apple because as one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), he is very close to human rights. He also addressed that there is a major problem…
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Eco-Business is The Way Forward
As we sit on the precipice of climate change and the irreversible damage that we are doing to this planet it is time to examine our behaviours in society and reshape them for the people of tomorrow. As we live in a capitalist world and money seems to make the world spin around business is…
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Top 10 Business Retreat and Conference Locations in Australia
Business retreats are a great way to take your team’s productivity to the next level. Australia is full of incredible locations for your next business retreat and here are our top 10 picks. 1.Peppers lodge Cradle Mountain Tasmania This is the ultimate spot for the outdoors retreat. Set in Cradle mountain national park amongst native…
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Corporate Wellness an Integral Part of success?
In this day and age, we run on sensory overload as a given, from screens to sounds, our eyes and ears dart and our mind jolts around in between. This aside we spike ourselves on stimulants like coffee, processed sugar, alcohol and pharmaceuticals along with a 5 am wake up it means it is normal…
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The inventor of email and the @ symbol dies
Imagine a world where email didn’t exist and the @ symbol simply just looked like the letter a with a circle around it. On Saturday we celebrated the life of Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of the contemporary email system who died of an apparent heart attack at age 74. The year was 1971 when Tomlinson…
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Difference between a startup and small business
If you haven’t founded a startup yourself, you more than likely know or have heard of someone that has. Today’s technology industry is filled with entrepreneurial ventures known as startups but what is the difference between them and a small business? There is a common misconception that startups are simply smaller versions of large companies…
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Australia’s ‘boganaire’ now bankrupt
Australia’s youngest billionaire, or better known as ‘boganaire’ has officially declared bankruptcy. Just five years ago, he earned the billionaire title at 35 years of age. Nathan Tinkler started out as a mining apprentice in the Hunter Valley, NSW and as a 26 year old he set up his own business. You can’t help but snigger…
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Optus push notification ads on iPhone
What an eventful week for Optus! Earlier this week there was speculation that the telecommunications company would be letting 1000 employees go in an attempt to cut costs. They denied the mass redundancies but are again in the limelight just days later. This time it’s in regards to a recent update to the Optus iPhone…
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Twitter launches ‘Moments’ in Australia
In a bid to attract its non-active users, Twitter has introduced its Moments feature in Australia. Aussies will be the first Twitter users in the Asia Pacific region to have Moments bring them the very best of Twitter across a range of topics. It aims to deliver the best stories from all over the world…
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