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Perhaps the most controversial decision we made in our kitchen design was installing a smaller-than-average refrigerator.Every 1950s kitchen remodel comes with its own set of challenges, and our biggest one, by far, was the layout. Due to the placement of windows and doors in the kitchen, we had few areas to put appliances like the oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher.Notably, we couldn’t find a convenient spot for a standard-sized fridge, which usually measures between 29 and 36 inches wide.Kitchen designers suggested we move our windows and doors to accommodate a larger fridge, but this would almost certainly break our budget.Instead, we…

Shatterproof is a national nonprofit dedicated to reversing the US addiction crisis through stigma reduction, treatment reform, and workplace education. Business Insider correspondent Reed Alexander spoke with Nicole Fox, vice president of marketing and communications at Shatterproof, who has worked directly with companies to help tackle addiction in their ranks. This as-told-to interview has been edited for length and clarity.Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us addiction looks like. Especially in white collar settings, it doesn’t show…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lisa La Valle, 64, who moved from New Jersey to Paris in 2018 and now lives in Brescia, Italy. La Valle retired in 2023, but still works part-time as an English teacher and is an author who writes about culture and the expat experience. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I lived abroad for the first time at 24. I did my final university semester in Athens, Greece, and I loved it so much that I said, “I’m just going to stay” — and I did, for two years.I…

Meena Lakdawala-Flynn knew what it meant to perform under pressure years before becoming a partner at one of the country’s top banks.Lakdawala-Flynn, cohead of Global Private Wealth Management and One Goldman Sachs, started doing gymnastics when she was two years old. By the time she was eight, Lakdawala-Flynn said she was exercising between 30 and 40 hours a week, and dead-set on going to the Olympics.Yet even though Olympic glory wasn’t in Lakdawala-Flynn’s future — “I grew four inches, I put on 20 pounds, and I wasn’t good enough,” she told Business Insider — the years in the gym still…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Walsh, head of product strategy and development at the New York-based advertising agency Episode Four. It has been edited for length and clarity.The biggest thing about creativity is that ideas need to feel original and unique. I think everyone in the creative industry fears that if we’re all using ChatGPT, we’re going to have the same ideas — that we’ll get into a sea of sameness. It’s a race to the bottom.A lot of people come at creative ideas in different ways. We like to say that we come at…

2025-11-30T11:14:06.117Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I lived in New York City for seven years before moving to a nearby suburb. Then I moved to a small, rural town in Upstate New York during the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been surprised by some aspects of living here, such as the services, roads, and costs. When I…

This ‘as-told-to’ essay is based on a conversation with Jugal Bhatt, a 24-year-old software engineer at Amazon based in Phoenix. Business Insider has verified his employment with documentation. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.Eight months before graduation, I began searching for a software engineering role. I thought my job search approach was solid, but in hindsight, it was holding me back.In 2024, I moved to the US from India to pursue a master’s in computer science at the University of Illinois. I kicked off my job search that September — not just to give myself time before…

Buy Now, Pay Later might as well be Buy Now, Worry Later.For the first time this year, use of the popular shopping feature will be reflected in your credit score.In its 2025 Holiday Shopping Trends report, Adobe expects Americans to spend almost $12 billion on Black Friday purchases when all is said and done, surpassing last year’s total by $1 billion. The company said Cyber Monday would likely see similarly strong sales.While some shoppers are buying things outright, many others are relying on BNPL plans, which allow them to spread payments over time. Between November 1 and December 31, Adobe…

Signs are displayed outside a tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024, in Evanston, Ill. Teresa Crawford/AP hide caption toggle caption Teresa Crawford/AP Northwestern University has agreed to a $75 million payout to the Trump administration to settle a discrimination investigation into the school and to restore federal funding that had been frozen throughout the inquest, the Justice Department announced on Friday. “Today’s settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration’s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Institutions that accept federal funds…

What is MrBeast’s secret to YouTube popularity?During a court deposition last November, YouTube’s top creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, boiled his videos’ success to three main factors:High-budget spectaclesOriginalityObsession over content qualityAt a high level, the creator’s dominance is rooted in the work of hundreds of creative staffers who help dream up video ideas, build elaborate sets, and ruthlessly optimize to YouTube’s recommendation algorithm.Let’s dive into the three key elements of his content strategy, starting with the MrBeast spectacle:There’s no denying that MrBeast is YouTube’s king of stunts.”I buried myself alive for seven days. No one else does that…