As the oldest of five children, I’ve always seen things through. I’ve been the responsible one, the one who gets it done, and, most importantly, a self-imposed people-pleaser. These are just a few of the reasons it was so hard to quit a job that I devoted a decade to. As a freelance writer, it’s
The head of Instagram said the company spent years trying to persuade teens to “take a break.” Adam Mosseri testified Tuesday on the witness stand in Meta’s social media addiction trial in Oakland that relatively few teens initially opted into “Take a Break,” a well-being feature designed to encourage users to step away from the
Neutrogena has responded to backlash from fans after comments Hayden Panettiere made about the brand on a podcast earlier this year resurfaced following her death on August 16. “We are proud to have partnered with her and understand that we made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time. This is not what Neutrogena stands
Selena Gomez set out to create “the world’s first mental fitness ecosystem.” Instead, the startup is becoming her own personal headache. A federal lawsuit filed Thursday offers a detailed account of what investors say went wrong at Wondermind — from an app that was never built to major corporate partnerships they allege never existed. Gomez
This As Told Essay is based on a conversation with Mary Jane Copps, a communications coach known as “The Telephone Lady.” Copps has spent two decades training people in the workplace how to be better communicators. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. I have been “The Phone Lady” for 20 years. When
