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Cadence makes the internet’s favorite travel bottles. Now, the company has designed a bag to match, with the same intense attention to detail. Steph Hon has been called crazy several times. In 2020, she launched a brand called Cadence that sells small magnetic capsules made from ocean-bound plastic, for carrying toiletries on trips.

Heat pumps are having a moment—and now you can snag merch to match. Heat pumps are having a moment. They’ve outsold gas furnaces in the U. S. for the past two years. And they’ve inspired some fans who love them so much that they’re now buying heat pump merch—including socks.

Chef and activist Camilla Marcus discusses what needs to change for us to begin investing in nature, and why strong principles simplify decision-making. In My Regenerative Kitchen, chef Camilla Marcus writes “that the core beauty of life lies in the friction, those moments when discomfort and uncertainty spark an indescribable energy.” As a climate activist, Marcus founded New York City’s first zero-waste restaurant, west~bourne, which she now leads as a regenerative, carbon-neutral brand (the restaurant closed due to rent challenges during the pandemic).

For those of us in leadership, halftime offers a chance to redefine our goals and use our influence for a purpose greater than ourselves. In the world of CEOs and business leaders, there is a phase of life that demands more than mere success—it calls for significance. This transition is often framed as “halftime”—a more virtuous look at the otherwise cliché and demoralizing notion of a midlife crisis.

Over the past two decades, our attention spans have rapidly declined. Fortunately, there are steps we can all take to improve our focus. When psychologist Gloria Mark first started studying focus in 2004, the average attention span on a computer screen was 2.5 minutes. In 2020, it was just 47 seconds.

The cofounder of Vero AI states, ‘You don’t need to become a data engineer to learn how to evaluate AI and other complex tools. You simply need to ask the right questions.’ There has never been a technology as conducive to BS as AI.