Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us

60% of those who go bankrupt do so because of medical bills, and most of those folks who do have insurance. Big picture, the country overpays its medical bills by about $750 billion (with a 'b') every year. That's more than the cost of the entire Medicare program. Read more in TIME Magazine. (Thanks, Jamie)

Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?

I'm amazed I haven't heard more about Adam Grant! His theory on Givers vs. Matchers vs. Takers -- definitely rings true. I can see how givers are both the most successful and most likely to get burnt-out or being a door-mat. Does your company have more givers or takers?

Read more in the NYT and check out the videos. (Thanks, Jamie)

Attention Students: ‘Just Being Yourself’ Isn’t a Skill That Should Earn You Admission to College

Check out this cutting Gawker article on Suzy Lee Weiss's WSJ article.

37 People Who Are Worse At Cooking Than You

It takes real effort to screw food up this badly. Respect.

Read more at BuzzFeed. (Thanks, Jules)

Let's Save Great Ideas from the Ideas Industry

Read more in HBR. (Thanks, Joyce)

TED Talk - Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Read more about Power Posing in HBR. And here is another talk on building charisma. (Thanks, Gloria!)

What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

Read more in Quora. Great bedtime reading! (Thanks, Jules)