As we welcome the weekend, our thoughts are with victims and survivors of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters around the world Meanwhile, the news about learning and working goes on A Stanford Psychologist Has A Simple Mental Exercise For Tackling Student Stress Stress isn’t just for...
How did we reach the end of the summer so fast Hope you managed to get your fill of fun in the sun—unless you’re in the summer hemisphere, in which case, the best is yet to come Happy Labor Day weekend to those in the US, and for everyone else, you can still enjoy the news! What You’re Truly Saying With Your...
Happy eclipse week! That was the big news here in the US, including here at Udemy, where we managed to catch a glimpse of the spectacle through the fog Today’s roundup includes some fun eclipse-related info, thoughts on creativity and aging, and the anniversary of an online symbol Melinda Gates: I spent my career...
Happy Friday, Udemy readers! In this week’s roundup, we visit an unusual middle school in Brooklyn, discover the fastest growing freelance skill, and more A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry We like how this Brooklyn school is shifting its focus from letter grades to mastery of...
Ready to wrap up the week Check out the news before you do Sheryl Sandberg: Develop Your Voice, Not Your Brand Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has established herself as one of Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders, but it wasn’t easy getting her first break She shares advice for planning your career,...
We flipped the calendar this week, but it’s still hard to believe it’s already August! Today’s roundup features advice for unplugging during vacation and softening the sting when you return to work, a look at unexpected career switches, and news about a seriously successful Udemy instructor What to Do Before...
We take it as a good omen that Udemy LIVE weekend is dawning with a thick cover of San Francisco fog In just a few hours, we’ll welcome instructors from around the world to our office, and the real fun will begin In the meantime, let’s see what’s happening in the world of work, skills, and personal...
Welcome to the weekend (almost)! We’re counting down the days until Udemy LIVE, now just a week away, but we’re still keeping an eye on the news Forgot Where You Parked Good This column explores the role forgetting plays in our ability to learn over the longer term While it can feel frustrating not to recall a...
What’s happening in the world Disappointment if you’re into brain games, advice for whipping your workday into shape, the high school graduation of a Nobel laureate, and an unexpected threat to jobs in one American state Brain-training games don’t really train brains, a new study suggests Sorry, folks, doing...
Happy Friday! Today, we bring you skills for jobs of the future… but also a retro technology that’s rising again like a phoenix! And maybe liberal arts majors and techies can coexist peacefully after all 7 Critical Skills For the Jobs of the Future We’ve shared lists like this before: the areas where you can...
Another weekend, another occasion to celebrate: July 4th! Here in San Francisco, our famous fog often gets in the way of the city’s fireworks display, but that doesn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm We’re also enthused about this week’s roundup of interesting articles, so let’s do it It Had Us At "Hello": The...
Happy Pride Weekend! That’s what we’re gearing up for here in San Francisco, and lots of Udemy folks will surely be participating in Sunday’s big parade Hope there’s something fun happening where you live too! Want to Work for Jaguar Land Rover Start Playing Phone Games Sorry, they’re not talking about...
