Are you wasting your two most productive hours of the day? | Fox News

Are you wasting your two most productive hours of the day? | Fox News: When you first wake up and emerge from the post-sleep haze each morning, what do you do? What about first thing when you get to the office? If you’re anything like me, you (sloooowly) hit the coffee pot, check your Facebook news feed, read a blog or two, and just generally “ease in” toward the tougher tasks on your to-do list.

Well, we’re doing it super-wrong. According to a new Ask Me Anything interview on Reddit, Duke University behavioral scientist Dan Ariely says we’ve all got a short block of time every morning—roughly the first two hours after wake-up—where we’re most cognitively capable of getting work done. And most of us totally waste that time.

Eight Reasons You Didn’t Get That Job | Fox Business

Eight Reasons You Didn’t Get That Job | Fox Business: The job market may be on the mend but if all you’re seeing is rejection letters than it could be time to look within. It’s easy to blame the interviewer but chances are it is your fault you’re not landing the job.

“A number of the reasons why people don’t get the jobs they want are due to the way they present themselves and how they perform during interviews,” said Patty Prosser, chair of OI Global Partners. From showing a lack of interest to not standing out from the pack, here are eight reasons Prosser says you’re the reason you can’t get a job.

Why Many Aren't Celebrating Low US Unemployment - ABC News

Why Many Aren't Celebrating Low US Unemployment - ABC News: Even with 5.8 percent unemployment and even though more than five years have passed since the Great Recession officially ended, this phenomenon has yet to take hold. Most workers' pay is barely keeping up with historically low inflation.

"People aren't looking at the statistical aggregates," said Bill Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "They care about their standard of living, and most Americans think their standard of living has declined."

Look, too, at the percentage of adults either working or searching for work. It's a measure called labor force participation. The government counts people without jobs as unemployed only if they're seeking work. If more people stop looking, labor force participation falls

Not Looking for Work, Labor Force Participation and Recovery

Not Looking for Work, Labor Force Participation and Recovery: The post-recession economy has undergone the slowest recovery in 70 years. In addition to more than 6 percent unemployment five years after the recession officially ended, labor force participation has fallen sharply since the recession began in December 2007. Today, 6.9 million fewer Americans are working or searching for work. The drop in unemployment since 2009 is almost entirely due to the fact that those not looking for work do not count as unemployed. Demographic factors explain less than one-quarter of the decreased labor force participation. The rest comes from increased school enrollment and more people collecting disability benefits. Over 6 percent of U.S. adults are now on Social Security Disability Insurance. This is no time to make it more difficult for businesses to create jobs.

7 Not-So-Usual Ways to Make Extra Money | Fox Business

7 Not-So-Usual Ways to Make Extra Money | Fox Business: When it comes to earning extra cash you have to think beyond a second job.

Seasonal jobs may be aplenty this time of year, but for cash strapped consumers there are a ton of other ways to beef up your bank account, if a part-time gig is not an option. “People have to think outside the box when it comes to ways to earn income,” says Clare Levison, CPA, personal finance expert & author of Frugal Isn’t Cheap: Spend Less, Save More, and Live Better, “You have to get creative.”