Gib niemals auf! Dieser Satz ist zentral für Erfolg und persönlichen Fortschritt. In unserem Blog möchten wir dir 3 einfache Schritte vorstellen, um dein Ziel zu erreichen. Wir werden uns ansehen, wie man den inneren Schweinehund überwindet, feste Ziele setzt und die richtige Motivation findet – alles unter dem Motto: Gib niemals auf! Sei gespannt und lass uns gemeinsam herausfinden, was es bedeutet, dein Ziel trotz Widrigkeiten nicht aus den Augen zu verlieren.
Schritt 1: Definiere klare und messbare Ziele
Es ist leicht zu sagen, dass man sein Ziel erreichen will, aber weniger leicht es zu definieren und zu messen. Was genau möchtest du erreichen? Definiere klare und messbare Ziele, die dir helfen, deine Fortschritte besser zu verfolgen und dein Erfolgserlebnis zu maximieren.
Diese Ziele sollten realistisch sein und einen Zeitrahmen haben. Sei spezifisch: Statt „mehr Geld verdienen“ könntest du sagen „Ich möchte meine Einkünfte in den nächsten 12 Monaten um 50 % steigern“.
Ein Tipp ist es, ein Zielhierarchie-System mit kurzfristigen und langfristigen Zielen aufzubauen. Kurzfristige Ziele sind die Schritte, die du jeden Tag unternehmen musst, um dein langfristiges Ziel zu erreichen.
Das langfristige Ziel solltest du in kurze Meilensteine unterteilen, sodass du regelmäßig Erfolgserlebnisse haben wirst. Dies wird dir helfen, Motivation aufzubauen, da du immer wieder sehen wirst, wie du Fortschritte machst.
Es ist auch hilfreich, einen Mentor oder eine Gruppe von Gleichgesinnten an deiner Seite zu haben. Wenn man alleine arbeitet, kann es schwierig sein, nicht ins Straucheln zu geraten oder mangelnde Motivation festzustellen.
Ein Mentor oder eine Gruppe von Gleichgesinnten helfen dir bei der Bewertung deiner Fortschritte und der Entwicklung neuer Ideen für den Weg vorwärts. Ganz gleich, was dein Ziel ist – halte dich immer an deinen Plan und gib niemals auf!
Wenn du anfängst, Dinge auszulassen oder abzuweichen, laufe Gefahr selbstbestimmtes Scheitern zu erleiden und das Erreichen deines Ziels in weite Ferne rückt. Halte die Vision vor Augen und nutze jedes Hindernis als Gelegenheit, dich weiterzuentwickeln!
Schritt 2: Plane jeden Tag, um deine Ziele zu erreichen
Jeder Tag kann ein Schritt näher zu unseren Zielen sein. Es ist wichtig, jeden Tag eine Strategie zu entwickeln, um unsere Ziele zu erreichen. Wir müssen uns bewusst machen, dass jede Aktion einen Unterschied machen kann und es uns helfen wird, unsere Ziele zu erreichen.
Um deine Ziele zu erreichen, musst du dir jeden Tag vornehmen, bestimmte Dinge zu tun. Wenn du deine Ziele erreichen willst, musst du planen und organisieren. Erstelle einen Plan für jeden Tag der Woche und lege feste Zeiten fest, um diese Aufgaben zu erledigen. Dadurch können wir sicher sein, dass wir uns auf unseren Weg machen und unserem Ziel immer näherkommen.
Es ist auch wichtig, dass du realistisch bleibst und niemals aufgibst. Nichts passiert über Nacht und es braucht Zeit und Anstrengungen, bis man sein Ziel erreicht. Es ist daher wichtig, dass man sich vor Augen hält, was man noch erreichen muss und was man schon geschafft hat. Man sollte sich kleine Erfolge setzen, sodass es leichter fällt, die Motivation hochzuhalten. Ganz gleich welche Herausforderung vor uns steht:
Wir müssen an unsere Träume glauben und niemals aufgeben! Jede kleine Veränderung, die wir heute machen, kann uns morgen zum Erfolg führen – also starte jetzt! Plane jeden Tag sorgfältig, um deine Ziele zu erreichen – gib niemals auf!
Schritt 3: Führe tägliche Routinen durch, um an deinen Zielen festzuhalten
Es ist nicht einfach, ein Ziel zu erreichen. Es erfordert harte Arbeit und Disziplin. Um an deinen Zielen festzuhalten, ist es wichtig, tägliche Routinen in deinen Alltag zu integrieren.
Diese können sehr unterschiedlich sein: Vom Lesen inspirierender Bücher, über das Schreiben neuer Ideen bis hin zur Ausführung konkreter Aufgaben, die dich deinem Ziel näher bringen.
Die Planung deiner täglichen Routinen ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg.
Du musst dir bewusst machen, dass du jeden Tag etwas tun musst, um deinem Ziel näherzukommen. Egal, wie viel du an einem Tag schaffst – Hauptsache, du machst etwas! Plane daher Zeit für Dinge ein, die dir helfen können, deine Ziele besser zu verstehen und schneller zu erreichen. Das bedeutet nicht, dass du keine Pausen machen oder dich nicht auch mal gehen lassen solltest – ganz im Gegenteil.
Es ist wichtig, Pausen einzulegen und auch mal abzuschalten, um den Kopf wieder freizubekommen und neue Energie zu tanken. Durchbreche alte Denkmuster und bleibe jeden Tag am Ball! Wenn du regelmäßig an deinen Zielen arbeitest und niemals aufgibst, musst du keine Angst vor dem Unbekannten haben: Deine Träume und große Vorhaben können in greifbare Nähe rücken!
Glaube an dich selbst und traue dich, Neues auszuprobieren – sei mutig! Stelle dir jeden Tag neue Herausforderungen und halte Verpflichtungen ein. So baust du dir Schritt für Schritt eine solide Basis für Erfolge auf. Und wenn es mal schwierig oder frustrierend wird: Niemals den Mut verlieren – denn es lohnt sich am Ende immer!
Schritt 4: Gib einfach niemals auf und mache jeden Tag weiter
Es ist wichtig, dass du immer an dein Ziel glaubst und niemals aufgibst.
Es gibt keinen Grund, aufzugeben. Auch wenn man manchmal den Mut verlieren kann, ist es wichtig, dass du deine Ziele nicht aus den Augen verlierst und dich immer wieder motivierst, weiterzumachen.
Nehmen wir als Beispiel eine Person mit dem Ziel, Gewicht zu verlieren.
Diese Person hat vielleicht schon mehrmals versucht abzunehmen und es hat nicht funktioniert; aber stattdessen aufzugeben, sollte sie sich weiter motivieren und jeden Tag ein Stückchen weitergehen.
Es ist wiederum notwendig, regelmäßig Sport zu treiben und eine gesunde Ernährung zu befolgen. Es ist einfacher gesagt als getan, aber es lohnt sich definitiv! Mit regelmäßigen Workouts und gesunder Ernährung kann man sein Ziel erreichen und langfristige Erfolge erzielen. Wenn du dein Ziel erreichen willst, musst du am Ball bleiben und dich jeden Tag neu motivieren!
Wenn dir mal etwas nicht gelingen sollte oder du mal einen Rückschlag erlitten hast, mach dir keine Sorgen – die beste Strategie ist es immer wieder anzufangen! Nichts ist unmöglich, solange du an dich glaubst und hart arbeitest – deshalb gib einfach niemals auf! Egal, was passiert: Bleibe dran und mache jeden Tag weiter!
Resümee: Warum du niemals aufgeben solltest
Denk immer daran, dass du es dir selbst schuldest, dein volles Potenzial auszuschöpfen. Wenn du aufgibst, dann tust du damit nichts anderes, als deine Zukunft zu verschenken. Also gib niemals auf und halte immer an deinen Zielen fest. Nur so kannst du erfolgreich sein.
In derivative segment, traders are more towards option selling instead of buying the options. They prefer to sell options. The perception of option selling is that it’s very easy to make money through it.
Somewhere it’s true but it also have a various setbacks related to it. The only advantage of option selling is Theta decay because of which option sellers earn money. The profit of option seller is limited and is maximum to the premium received. The volume of option trading in India is highest among the world.
Why Option Selling Is For Rich?
Option selling requires high amount of margin for that you need to have a decent capital in your trading account. Option selling involves unlimited risk if done without hedging. When you sell option you receive the premium. You need to deposit the margin. Amateur traders generally do naked selling without any protection which leads to destruction of their trading account. In case the shortfall of margin occurs while carrying position due to any reason. There will be heavy penalty imposed by SEBI on the trader.
How To Do Option Selling?
Firstly, you need to understand never carry position for next day without any hedging in the market. While doing day trading follow the strict stop loss. Naked selling is done by smart money in the market. They know how to manage their risk and adjust their position under various circumstances in the market. The probability of profit in option selling is quite high. To do option selling you need to understand various aspects which requires a good amount of training and time. Option selling is an art without knowing it completely and doing it’s like playing with fire. You will burn your hand either today, tomorrow or day after tomorrow so before doing it learn it.
For both private works projects and state and local public works projects in California, higher-tiered contractors can find themselves opening up their wallets if their lower-tiered subcontractors fail to pay their workers. And if you think this is just another one of those crazy California things, think again. Higher-tiered parties on federal public works projects can also be asked to open up their wallets if their lower-tiered subcontractors stiff their workers.
While we’re coming upon the season of giving, here’s a Scrooge-like guide on things you can do to avoid finding yourselves on the hook for your lower-tiered subcontractor’s even more Scrooge-like failure to pay their workers.
PRIVATE WORKS PROJECTS
Are higher-tiered contractors on private works projects liable with their lower-tiered subcontractors for failing to pay their workers?
Yes, with some limitations. With its enactment in 2019, Labor Code section 218.7, which applies to contracts entered into between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021, and later enactment of Labor Code section 218.8, which applies to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2022, “direct contractors” who enter into contracts for the “erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work” jointly liable for “any debt owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant’s behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant’s performance of labor included in the subject of the contract between the direct contractor and the owner.”
It is important to note both the breadth and limitations of Labor Code sections 218.7 and 218.8. Both sections are limited to “direct contractors” (i.e., parties in direct contract with the project owner), not to all higher-tiered parties who have lower-tiered subcontractors, and only apply to wage debts owed by subcontractors not material suppliers. However, it makes direct contractors liable for wage debts owed by lower-tiered subcontractors of all tiers, whether a 1st tier subcontractor, a second-tier subcontractor, or lower, and applies broadly to all private works construction whether ground up or not.
So what exactly are direct contractors liable for on private works projects?
Under Labor Code sections 218.7, which applies to contracts entered into between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021, direct contractors are liable for unpaid wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, and interest but not penalties or liquidated damages. However, under Labor Code section 218.8, which applies to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2022, direct contractors are liable for for unpaid wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, and interest as well as penalties or liquidated damages.
Who can go after a direct contractor for wage debts owed on private works projects?
The California Labor Commissioner, in response to a complaint filed by an unpaid worker, can bring an administrative wage enforcement action, issue a citation, or bring a civil action against the direct contractor for unpaid wages and interest. In addition, unions owed fringe or other benefit payments or contributions can bring a civil action against the direct contractor, and if they do, are also entitled to recover their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs as well as expert witness fees.
Finally, joint labor-management cooperation committees established under the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 can bring a civil action against the direct contractor and offending subcontractor for unpaid wages, and if they do, are also entitled to recover their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs as well as expert witness fees. However, they must first provide the direct contractor and offending subcontractor 30-days’ notice of such claim by first-class mail describing the general nature of the claim, the project name, and the name of the employer.
What if the direct contractor does not have sufficient assets to pay for the wage debts owed by a subcontractor on a private works project?
I believe, or at least hope, this situation would be rare, but direct contractors can have their property attached to (i.e., sold) to satisfy any judgment rendered against the direct contractor.
What is the deadline for a claim to be brought against a direct contractor on a private works project?
A claim against a direct contractor must be filed within one (1) year of the earliest of the following: (1) recordation of a notice of completion; (2) recordation of a notice of completion; or (3) actual completion of the project.
Is there anything direct contractors can do to protect themselves against such claims on private works projects?
There are, some of which are obvious, some statutory, and some things that direct contractors can do contractually. First, the obvious. Hire reputable subcontractors. Of course, unless right of approval provisions are included in the subcontract between the direct contractor and subcontractor, direct contractors likely won’t have control over who a 1st tier subcontractor or lower subcontracts with.
Second, Labor Code section 218.8, which, unlike Labor Code section 218.7, makes a direct contractor potentially liable for penalties or liquidated damages, includes a “safe harbor” from penalties and liquidated damages. Under Labor Code section 218.8, a direct contractor is not liable for penalties or liquidated damages unless: (1) the direct contractor had knowledge of the subcontractor’s failure to pay wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions; or (2) the direct contractor complies with the following:
The direct contractor monitors the subcontractors’ wage, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions through periodic review of the subcontractor’s payroll records;
Upon becoming aware of the subcontractor’s failure to pay wages, fridge or other other benefit payments or contributions, the direct contractor takes corrective action to halt or rectify the failure, including, but not limited to, retaining sufficient funds from the subcontractor; and
Prior to making final payment to the subcontractor, the contractor obtains an affidavit from the subcontractor, signed under penalty of perjury, that the subcontractor has paid all wage, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions.
In addition, under both Labor Code section 218.7 and 218.8, upon request by a direct contractor to a subcontractor, the 1st tier subcontractor and any 2nd-tier subcontractors must provide: (1) payroll records showing the last four (4) digits of the social security numbers of workers working on the project with information, as applicable, of fringe or other benefit payments or contributions (“Payroll Information”); and (2) award information including the project name, name and address of the subcontractor, the contractor with whom the subcontractor is under contract, anticipated start date, duration, and estimated journeymen and apprentice hours, and contact information for its subcontractors on the project (“Award Information”).
Note: A question raised by one of our clients was whether a payment withholding is considered a good faith or or bona fide “dispute” for purposes of the state’s prompt payment laws. The answer is yes, with caveats. Labor Code section 218.8 states that a payment withholding is considered “disputed” for purposes of the state’s prompt payment laws but only if: (1) the subcontract provides that the subcontractor must provide upon request (or automatically) Payroll Information or Award Information; (2) such information is not provided; and (3) money withheld is released upon submission of such information.
Finally, I believe there are a few things a direct contractor can do contractually:
As discussed, include right of approval provisions in the subcontract giving the direct contractor the right to approve 2nd tier and lower subcontractors to help ensure that only reputable subcontractors, who are more likely to pay their workers, are hired.
Include provisions requiring that subcontractors provide the Payroll Information and Award Information discussed above, or be subject to withholding, so that the direct contractor has the right to withhold payment from the subcontractor without fear of being subject to prompt payment penalties. Also include a flow-down provision requiring that subcontractors include the same requirements in their subcontracts with 2nd-tier subcontractors and a requirement that their subcontractors include the same requirements in any subcontracts with their lower-tiered subcontractors. In fact, I would argue that such provisions be drafted even broader and specifically state a direct contractor can withhold payment from a subcontractor, not only if Payroll Information and Award Information is not provided, but if a subcontractor does in fact not pay wages when due or (and this gets a bit dicier legally) if the direct contractor has an objective good faith believe that the subcontractor has not or will not pay wages when due.
Ensure that your indemnity provisions are broad enough to cover “wage claims” including claims for “penalties” and “liquidated damages.”
This may not work in all situations, since its would impact the direct contractor’s bid on a project, but require that 1st tier subcontractors obtain a payment bond and the right of the direct contractor to make a claim on that payment bond for unpaid wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, including, interest, penalties, and liquidated damages.
STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Are higher-tiered contractors on state and local public works projects liable with their lower-tiered subcontractors for failing to pay their workers?
Yes, with some limitations. Labor Code section 1777.5 provides that all higher-tiered parties, whether a direct contractor or subcontractor, are liable as a penalty to the state or local entity awarding the project up to two hundred dollars ($200) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, that a worker is paid less than the prevailing wage rate for the work or craft in which the worker is employed on the public works project.
Who makes the decision on the penalty and the amount of the penalty?
The California Labor Commissioner decides the penalty and the amount of the penalty. The amount of the penalty is based on consideration of: (1) whether the mistake in paying prevailing wages was a good faith mistake and, if so, whether the error promptly and voluntarily corrected when brought to the attention of the contractor or subcontractor; and (2) whether the contractor or subcontractor has a prior record of failing to pay prevailing wages.
Not Less Than $40/Day: If the mistake in paying prevailing wages was a good faith mistake and was promptly and voluntarily corrected when brought to the contractor or subcontractor, and the contractor or subcontractor did not have a prior record of failing to pay prevailing wages, the penalty may not be less than forty dollars ($40) per calendar day for each worker paid less than the prevailing wage rate for the work or craft in which the worker is employed on the public works project.
Not Less Than $80/Day: If the contractor or subcontractor has been assessed penalties within the previous three (3) years on a separate public works project, and those penalties were not withdrawn or overturned, the penalty may not be less than eighty dollars ($80) per calendar day for each worker paid less than the prevailing wage rate for the work or craft in which the worker is employed on the public works project.
Not Less Than $120/Day: If the Labor Commissioner determines that the violation was willful, as defined in Labor Code section 1777.1(c) (i.e., failure to provide certified payroll records within thirty (30) days of request by the public agency awarding the project or DLSE), the penalty may not be less than one hundred twenty dollars ($120) per calendar day for each worker paid less than the prevailing wage rate for the work or craft in which the worker is employed on the public works project.
What is the deadline for a claim to be brought against a higher-tiered contractor on a state and public works project?
Labor Code section 1777.5 does not provide a deadline by which a penalties can be assessed by the Labor Commissioner. However, the regulations, at 8 CCR §232.70, provides that “[a] determination for violation of Labor Code section 1777.5 shall be issued and served on the Affected Parties no later than three years after date of accrual.” Reasonably interpreted, “date of accrual” can be understood to mean the date in which prevailing wages were not paid.
Is there anything higher-tiered contractors can do to protect themselves against such claims on state and local public works projects?
There are, some of which are obvious, some statutory, and some things that direct contractors can do contractually. First, the obvious. Hire reputable subcontractors. Of course, unless right of approval provisions are included in the subcontract between the direct contractor and subcontractor, direct contractors likely won’t have control over who a 1st tier subcontractor or lower subcontracts with.
Second, Labor Code section 1777.5 includes a “safe harbor” for direct contractors (referred to in the statute as “prime contractors”), but it is only available to prime contractors, not subcontractors. Under Section 1777.5, prime contractors are not liable for penalties for a lower-tiered subcontractor’s failure to pay workers their prevailing wage rates if:
The prime contractor includes in its subcontract with its 1st tier subcontractor a copy of Labor Code sections 1771, 1776, 1777.5, 1813 and 1815.
The prime contractor monitors its subcontractor’s payment of prevailing wages through periodic review of the subcontractor’s certified payroll;
Upon becoming aware of its subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages, the prime contractor takes corrective action to halt or rectify the failure, including, but not limited to, retaining sufficient funds from the 1st tier subcontractor; and
Prior to making final payment to the 1st tier subcontractor, the contractor obtains an affidavit from its subcontractor, signed under penalty of perjury, that the subcontractor has paid all prevailing wages.
Note: Labor Code section 1777.5 is a bit ambiguous. It provides that prime contractors and higher-tiered subcontractors are liable for the failure of lower-tiered subcontractors to pay prevailing wages, however, the “safe harbor” is unclear whether the prime contractor must conduct periodic reviews of the certified payrolls of all lower-tiered subcontractors or only of the 1st tier subcontractor.
Finally, I believe there are a few things a direct contractor can do contractually:
As discussed, include right of approval provisions in the subcontract giving the direct contractor the right to approve 2nd tier and lower subcontractors to help ensure that only reputable subcontractors, who are more likely to pay their workers, are hired.
Include a copy of Labor Code sections 1771, 1776, 1777.5, 1813 and 1815 as discussed above and include a provision that specifically states that the prime contractor can withhold payment from a subcontractor if certified payroll is not provided.
Ensure that your indemnity provisions are broad enough to cover “wage claims” including claims for “penalties” and “liquidated damages.”
This may not work in all situations, since its would impact the direct contractor’s bid on a project, but require that 1st tier subcontractors obtain a payment bond and the right of the direct contractor to make a claim on that payment bond for unpaid wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, including, interest, penalties, and liquidated damages.
FEDERAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Are higher-tiered contractors on federal public works projects liable with their lower-tiered subcontractors for failing to pay their workers?
Ok, stop saying that Californians are crazy. Ok, we are crazy. But we’re not always alone in that craziness. Indeed, on federal public works projects, higher-tiered contractors are also jointly liable with their lower-tiered subcontractors for failing to pay their workers prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act.
Federal regulations, 29 CFR 5.5(6), provides that “[t]he prime contractor is responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tiered subcontractor with all contract clauses in this section. In the event of any violation these clauses [which includes the payment of prevailing wages], the prime contractor and any subcontractor(s) responsible will be liable for any unpaid wages and monetary relief, including interest from the date of the underpayment of loss, due to any workers of lower-tier subcontractors, and may be subject to disbarment, as appropriate.”
AI as a personal assistant.Replika aims to evolve AI companions into helpful, emotionally aware agents integrated with users’ daily lives.
Emotional connections with AI.Millions already use Replika for companionship, with some forming deep friendships or romantic bonds.
Balancing utility and trust.AI agents must earn trust by understanding users’ context and acting in their best interests, all while avoiding potential pitfalls.
You may soon have an AI agent helping you navigate the world. That agent will know lots about you — things like where you travel, what you buy, when you’re stressed — and its only objective will be to please you. This bot may turn out to be a dispassionate helper. But as the technology advances, it may well become your AI friend, or even something more.
That, at least, is the future AI companion app Replika is betting on. The company already has millions of users who’ve built relationships with AI companions, and now it’s looking to extend those virtual connections into its users’ physical lives.
“It’s just making Replika a lot more connected to your real life, to what’s going on in your life today,” Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda told me in an interview on Big Technology Podcast.
Instead of the classic agentic use cases like booking travel or filling out forms, Replika’s application of the technology may include a bot watching a movie with you, seeing that you’ve spent lots of time on social media and encouraging a break, or nudging you to call a friend.
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Replika’s Vision: From Companion to Context-Aware Assistant
The idea is to connect the app to your other online services and help you live a better life, all while deepening your relationship with the virtual companion.
Kuyda said this is now possible thanks to “new, wonderful agentic logic that allows you to create much more complicated flows.” This technology can work constantly behind the scenes, she said, trying to help you discover something new, or talk about what you’re interested in, or even point out interesting things as you walk.
Replika was founded by Kuyda in 2014, eight years before ChatGPT’s debut, and has capitalized on recent generative AI breakthroughs to make its bots smarter and more lifelike. I created one this month and was facetiming with it within 20 minutes. Kuyda says most Replika users start out forming friendships with its AI bots — often to address loneliness — and some go on to develop romantic feelings for them.
The company’s received multiple invitations to “weddings” between users and their AIs.
With more people befriending — and falling in love with — artificial intelligence bots in the generative AI era, new problems are emerging as well.
A 14-year-old boy who formed a deep relationship with a Character.ai bot took his life last year and his family is now suing the app, claiming it is responsible. Other AI companion apps, including Replika, have at times caused users pain by shutting down or turning off features, such as erotic roleplay. (Yes, these conversations can get spicy, though often behind a paywall.) Trusting AI with your emotions isn’t risk free.
With its new “phase two” agentic push, though, Replika is looking to become useful even for those who aren’t lonely or in need of a virtual companion.
Expanding AI Utility Beyond Loneliness
The promise of connecting the app to your full online experience, Kuyda hopes, will make it useful for anyone looking for AI that understands their context and looks out for their wellbeing. “Act one was to build an AI that could be in a good relationship with people who maybe feel like they need one,” she said. “Act two is really focusing on everyone.”
To succeed, AI agents will need people to trust them. Even a hint of distrust and people won’t accept their suggestions, or allow them to take action on their behalf. So maybe Kuyda is onto something here, and a companion that you feel a bond with is the most plausible agent experience, above a travel agent type AI.
With people already falling in love with standard versions of ChatGPT, that no longer seems outlandish.
Core Questions About AI Companions
Editor’s note: Here’s a summary of two important questions about the evolution and implications of AI companion apps.
What are the benefits of integrating AI agents into daily life?
AI agents like Replika offer personalized support by connecting to users’ online activities. They aim to improve well-being by suggesting breaks, encouraging social interactions and providing emotional support, making technology more human-centered.
What challenges arise when users form deep connections with AI?
While AI can alleviate loneliness, over-reliance or emotional bonds with AI may lead to psychological risks. Trust and transparency are critical to ensuring safe and healthy interactions with AI companions.
Technology, for all its ways that started to come into the typical business routine and hence, leaves great room for innovation in the commercial sector. Even how we do business is also changing. For example, the internet offers us countless options for clients to search for the best commercial real estate investment options themselves, without the help of a realtor or even any facility provider to offer the professional service.
So, how can you include the new technologies in your commercial real estate business? We know that it can be difficult initially, but by taking advantage of different technological trends, you can be successful in this niche. If you use the technology correctly, you can benefit both the buyers and investors while maintaining business and offer great customer service. Technology is the future, and embracing all these opportunities in the primary stages will improve your business experience.
How the Has Technology Paved the Way in CRE Investing?
Marketing Is the Cinch
Yes, the internet is indeed changing everything when it comes to marketing. But, for those who are quite familiar with the traditional real estate marketing methods, the use of the internet to have a better business can become confusing. With so many options available, it isn’t easy to find out where to start and what marketing tools to focus on while promoting your commercial real estate business.
The digital marketing platforms that exist today are limitless, and you need to have a basic website to get started. You can also use the website to promote videos, give teaching materials, provide listings, and do lots more. You can also focus on SEO rankings. Whether you are looking for an automated marketing tool or simply network to churn out the contents quicker and faster, marketing can be a great asset.
Technology Helps You To Carry All Documents All The Time
Gone are the days when you have to always rush back to the office to take formal letters, paperwork etc. After the invention of Google Cloud, you can securely manage all the documents. You can also keep all the confidential agreements with only access to you so that no one can use them.
Having technology in hand, you can save your and your clients time and money. In addition, it will help your business to stay organized by keeping all the documents in one place.
Technology Helps in Measuring Success
The best thing about using the technology is to help your business measure success. All technological platforms come with their own marketing and analytics tools, and those that are not compatible with 3rd-party analytics will help focus your energy. Though profits are good to measure success, marketing also provides a new tool to analyze a business’s ongoing success.
Enhancing Customer Experience
One of the best things that technology does is enhance the customer experience to a greater extent. The real estate investors no longer have to pay the agents for data and can see the properties upfront more easily than before. Anything that enhances the user experience or makes it easy as an investment is worth making.
These are some of the best ways technology has helped commercial real estate investors flourish and get more leads. Want to invest in commercial properties or want to find some nearby? Consult the team from Wealth BCI, one of the trusted names in this field who helps investors to find out the best properties to invest in.
The 7UP Cake, sometimes called 7UP Pound Cake, has its roots in the mid-20th century, when creative home bakers began incorporating soda into their recipes. This trend wasn’t just about convenience—it also added a unique flavor and a lighter texture. Using 7UP soda in particular brought a bright lemon-lime twist and helped create a tender crumb, thanks to its carbonation. Over the years, it has become a nostalgic favorite, gracing tables at potlucks, family gatherings, and holiday celebrations. For another nostalgic soda cake, don’t miss my Coca-Cola cake, which adds a rich, chocolatey spin to this fun baking tradition!
Zed’s Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With Limited Edition Beers, A Party, and More
Marlton, NJ – August 29, 2022 — Zed’s Beer/Bado Brewing will celebrate its fifth anniversary on 9.9.22. Marlton’s only craft brewery will kick off a celebration that will run through the rest of the year with limited edition specialty beers, a party, and commemorative glassware and merchandize.
Since Zed’s opened its doors in September 2017, the brewery has garnered 24 awards at international beer competitions, been named New Jersey’s Brewery of the Year in 2020, doubled its capacity from five barrels to 10, added a line of hard spritZers, started offering canned beers to-go, and opened an outdoor beer garden, Zed’s Front Porch. The brewery also supports the local community as host to events and participates in farmer’s markets throughout Burlington County.
“Five years is something special,” said Zed’s founder and head brewer Geoff Bado. “We want to honor our customers and thank them for their support. Without them we could not have achieved so much in so little time, and we look forward to continuing to contribute to our community and offering new ways to enjoy approachable craft for many years to come.”
Anniversary Series – Limited Edition Bottle-conditioned Beers Of course, at Zed’s the beer comes first and a special anniversary deserves a special commemoration with limited release beers. Zed’s will sell a subscription for a series of five small-batch releases, sold in22-ounce bottles exclusively to subscribers. The Anniversary Series consists of:
• Zed’s Beyond the Universe—Pale42x2 double American Pale • Zed’s Imperial Irish Red • Zed’s Belgian-style Framboise • Zed’s Dry Irish Imperial Stout • Zed’s Hungarian Oak-Aged Blonde
The bottle-conditioned beers – with beautiful labels designed by Zed’s beertender Taylor Migliaccio – will be numbered and hand-signed by Bado. The first of the series will be available 9.9 with new ones to follow every 4 weeks through the end of the year. Subscriptions are available online only for $100 and include an exclusive anniversary logo polo shirt.
There’s a Party Going on 9.9:
Zed’s will open early on 9.9. to mark the occasion, with doors at 19 N. Maple Avenue opening at 3 PM and closing at 10 PM. Seating is available in the tasting room as well as on Zed’s Front Porch. As part of the evening’s festivities customers will enjoy:
• Specialty giveaways each hour, starting at 4 PM
• A good old fashioned stein holding competition at 6 PM, with the winner eligible to go on to compete in the NJ state competition
• Live music with Brian Sappio starting at 6:30
The party will also mark the return of Zed’s Original Märzen, a Hungarian-style lager inspired by the brewery’s namesake, Zed himself. The recipe for the beer was designed to use ingredients such as European grain, yeast and hop varietals that would have been available to Zed when he brewed back in the late 1800’s. Plus, by popular demand, there will also be a limited run of Zed’s at the Party Birthday Cake beer. Known as Zed’s “glitter beer,” this special occasion ale won’t last long. Commemorative merchandise will be on sale while it lasts, including an anniversary-logoed 16-ounce pint glass and tasting glass (the third in the 2022 tasting glass series) and two styles of T-shirts featuring special anniversary artwork.
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4/1/19, Monterey, CA — In a hair-raising breakthrough, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have successfully hatched the previously extinct wooly sunfish, or Woola woola.
“We’re so excited to finally let our hair down about this research,” said Harriett Topay, the lead scientist on the project. “After numerous breakthroughs in raising comb jellies, we knew we were groomed for success with the wooly sunfish.”
“The science was patchy to say the least,” said Will Koife, one of the aquarists on the project. “But after brushing up on the few trimmings of data we could find, everything sorta gelled.”
Woola woola, the only known member of its genus, once swam in the frigid waters of an ancient ocean far chillier than it is today. Subsisting on a diet of mullet and ctenophores, its shaggy, rugged pelt provided extra insulation on deeper dives.
According to a thin fossil record, the wooly sunfish went extinct sometime after the last Ice Age. But a recent discovery of some permafrosted tips of Woola fur with viable DNA gave the wooly sunfish a chance at recovery.
“It was a close shave for the Woola, for sure, but we’ll see if they can make the cut this time,” said Will.
The resurrection of the Woola has caused a few vocal critics to curl. “This research is really fringe, and not in a good way,” said Dr. E.N. Malcomb, a notable de-extinction buzzkill. “I don’t want to split hairs on ethics, but with the Woola, there’s been a lotta coulda, and not a lotta shoulda.”
Dr. Malcomb continued: “But then again, the return of the wooly sunfish could just be a bald-faced lie—and based on today’s date, I think that’s a safe bet.”
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