Increased focus on the relationship between well-being + productivity and emotional intelligence + career success is providing a broader perspective on the concept of productivity and how we should treat our bodies to get there. My personal experience with caffeine and a high stress job taught me that there is a very fine line between a habit providing a benevolent mental boost, and a stress inducing addiction resulting in anxiety, decreased productivity and less than optimal performance.
Read MoreAmazon’s purchase of Whole Foods has people reeling over the potential consequences- notably how Amazon go technology and automation could affect the shopping experience. People are talking much less about a trend moving in the opposite direction: More human interaction within innovative concepts that bring culture, well-being, and a sense of community to less elitist versions (ie: Space Ninety 8) of concept stores such as LeClaireur, 10 Corso Como, and Colette.
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