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By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You have a test you know you need to study for. You want a good grade, and you know it’s important.  There’s just one problem: You don’t feel like studying.  You know you should. You want the result of what happens if you do (yes, please, to an A). But again, you just don’t want to.  This problem doesn’t just appear when you need to study. It can show up anywhere: The paper you have to write The email you have to send The application you should fill out The notes you need to go back…

Will Taylor Frankie Paul’s ‘Bachelorette’ Season Ever Air? Disney Exec Says…Jake Pavelka has officially landed the one.  The Bachelor alum—who proposed to Vienna Girardi on season 14 in 2010, but called off their engagement just three months after—married his fiancée Aimee two years after meeting on a dating app.  “I wasn’t sure I would get married—and then I found Aimee,” Jake shared in an interview with People published June 8. “It almost doesn’t seem real. There’s a sense of peace and certainty that comes with knowing I get to spend my life with my best friend.” Though Jake, 48, and…

Hulu’s “Alice & Steve” is wild, uneven, very funny, and surprisingly insightful, even if it’s the kind of show you think you might hate. The first episode establishes the premise: Alice (Nicola Walker) and Steve (Jemaine Clement) are longtime friends now in their fifties. He’s recently divorced, and she’s married with two kids, one in high school and one in her late twenties. The friends are not exactly rule followers—that first episode includes an emergency trip to the vet after Steve’s dog eats part of the 50-somethings’ cocaine. That first episode has a rollicking tone with physical humor, off-color gags,…

Pennsylvania and Virginia recently passed legislation to increase their minimum wage to $15 per hour, closing the gap with Oregon ($15.55 as of July 1) and California ($17.90 in some places). In all, 34 states mandate a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The potential economic detriments of a minimum wage — namely, job losses — are well known. But the trend toward higher and higher minimum wages ought to prompt us to reconsider their purpose.  The standard assumption about progressivism is that it’s intrinsically good — after all, who would oppose progress? Progressivism…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: What comes next for Israel & Iran (JPost) Bombay High Court strikes down spectrum charges (MC) Controversial subsidiary sale of Reliance Industries (ML) Suzlon 2.0 (BI) Company: Cinepolis (BW) India is industrializing with Solar (Grist) Nobody knows anything, SpaceX IPO edition (BP) Foreign investors are dumping Korean stocks (CNBC) China’s population collapse is irreversible (Rod Martin) N Korea is the world’s most unlikely growth story (WSJ) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

The stage is set at the historic Sabina Park for the third and final ODI of the series. With Sri Lanka holding a 1-0 lead after a wash-out in the second game, the West Indies face a must-win scenario to level the series.Sri Lanka enters this final fixture with all the momentum. After securing a comprehensive 41-run victory in the opening match on the back of impressive half-centuries from Pathum Nissanka (79) and skipper Kusal Mendis (72), the visitors look incredibly balanced. Their bowling unit, spearheaded by Dushmantha Chameera’s four-wicket haul in the opener, has adjusted flawlessly to Caribbean conditions.For…

Dylan Larkin has narrowed his list to three teams Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: St. James writes about the Dylan Larkin trade request of Detroit. The Red Wings captain has narrowed his list to three teams: the Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, and Minnesota Wild. NHL Rumors: Dylan Larkin and Darnell Nurse As St. James noted regarding these teams, Larkin has Team USA connections on each team. In Florida, it is Matthew Tkachuk, in Vegas, it is Jack Eichel, and in Minnesota, it is Quinn Hughes, Brock Faber and Matt Boldy. Florida Panthers In order for the…

Markets in Asia are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil is volatile as Iran and Israel launch attacks on each other.

Bitcoin fell below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024 on Monday, sinking as low as $59,099 — a move that marks a decline of more than 50% from its all-time high near $126,000.  But according to John D’Agostino, Coinbase’s head of institutional strategy, the drop is being welcomed — not feared — by the most sophisticated players in the market. Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday morning, D’Agostino said the institutional investors he speaks with regularly are viewing the pullback as an opportunity to accumulate at a discount, not a reason to panic. “I just got off a…

Arjun Rampal, who has been basking in the success of Dhurandhar franchise, has opened up about one of the most difficult periods of his life, revealing how the breakdown of his marriage with Mehr Jesia, the loss of loved ones, and personal struggles pushed him towards deep introspection and healing.Speaking to Sohini on Cancelled to Crown, Arjun reflected on what he describes as the “darkest phase” of his life and explained how losing almost everything forced him to reconnect with himself.’My marriage was not working out’When asked about the loneliest period of his life, Arjun clarified that loneliness was not…