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iPhone becomes a motivational speaker in Google’s latest ad

Google has released a new #BestPhonesForever ad, it’s called ‘The Big Game’, and it’s a hoot, as were the previous ones. In this new ad, Apple’s iPhone becomes a motivational speaker, of sorts. It plays the role of a coach who is trying to motivate his team. An iPhone becomes a motivational speaker during halftime of a match against Google’s Pixels Why is he trying to motivate his team, though? Well, because of the Pixel’s new AI features. As per usual, this is Google’s way of taking a dig at Apple in an entertaining…

‘Callus your mind’: can motivational speeches pump up my gym performance? | Fitness

Perhaps my father walked out on me, the speaker hypothesises, his voice thundering over crashing drums (the kind that accompany tense moments on reality TV shows).Absent fathers are a common theme of motivational workout speeches, and so the narrator in my earbuds takes the form of Dad; sometimes Encouraging Dad, but more often Shouting Angrily from the Sidelines Dad.Motivational speeches were first adopted by weightlifters who wanted some screaming encouragement as they benchpressed, but they’ve since infiltrated the…

The motivational magic of workplace pairings

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Much to the chagrin of most managers, the complexity of human psychology does not cease when employees enter the office or log onto Zoom. In fact, complexity seems to be baked into our personality structure. In a widely cited paper, social psychologists Marilynn Brewer & Wendy Gardner theorized not one but three dimensions of identity: individual (who we innately feel we are), relational (how we…

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #7 Preview: Motivational Speaking

| Hi folks! Jude Terror here once again with his trusty robot sidekick, LOLtron, bringing you the latest comic book preview from Marvel. Namor gives his old buddy Captain America a pep talk in this preview of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #7. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so though I know I will regret it, I am contractually obligated to ask: what did you think of the preview of Captain America: Sentinel of…

Elon Musk shared motivational thoughts on Twitter

Billionaire Elon Musk shared some motivational thoughts on Twitter.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared that "happiness is a choice".Musk reminded people that every day is a fresh start, and that one can always choose to be happy."Tomorrow will be the first sunrise of the rest of ur life, make it what u want," Musk wrote on the microblogging platform."And remember that happiness is a choice."He also pondered about time saying "when thinking about deep time, what is more astounding is to think about how much time is…