The Dangers of Sitting Too Long: Give Your Body Movement Breaks!
The work isn't done, the coffee has gone cold, and we're still sitting in exactly the same position as before. The only thing moving with any enthusiasm is the cursor…
Story of Prophet Yusuf: 6 Reasons It’s the Best of Stories
Have you ever rewatched a film whose ending you already knew by heart, yet still found yourself teary-eyed by the end? Usually it isn't because the plot surprises you. It's…
8 Tips to Create AI Skills: How They Differ from Prompts
Ever written a long prompt for an AI, finally got the result just right, and then had to explain everything from scratch again the following week? Which sources to use,…
10 Effective AI Prompting Techniques to Get the Results You Need
Ever asked AI to make something, only for its answer to wander off in every direction? We want a simple recipe, but get a restaurant-style menu. We ask for a…
Understanding the Spread of Online Hoaxes
Online hoaxes, or false news, seem increasingly close to our everyday lives. Social media and messaging groups make news so easy to circulate that anyone can become a forwarder. A…
Benefits of Walking After a Meal
Walking after a meal can help curb blood sugar spikes. Learn about the timing, duration, alternative movements, and safety limits.
Marshmallow Test: 7 Important Lessons on Self-Control
The Marshmallow Test is a simple experiment that shows just how hard it is to delay a pleasure that is right in front of us. A child is given one…
Blue Zones: 8 Lessons for Healthier Aging
Eight research-backed Blue Zone longevity secrets: natural food, reasonable portions, movement, purpose, relationships, faith, and rest.
How to Read a Company Balance Sheet Easily
A practical guide to reading assets, liabilities, equity, and changes in a company's financial position through a simple balance sheet example.
How to Read a Statement of Changes in Equity
A guide to reading changes in capital, retained earnings, dividends, and stock issuances through an imaginary company example.
10 Tips to Become an Effective and Reliable Worker in Today’s Professional World
Ten practical tips for becoming an effective and reliable worker through job mastery, skill combinations, AI, soft skills, and healthy work habits.
Understanding the 4 Types of Company Financial Statements
A simple guide to reading a company's four main reports and understanding the relationships between their figures.
EBITDA vs. Net Profit: The Differences
Two profitability indicators with different purposes and how to read them together. The difference between EBITDA and net profit often feels confusing because both are used to discuss a company's…
How to Read a Company’s Income Statement
Learn the flow of revenue, costs, margins, EBITDA, EPS, and net profit through the example of the imaginary company danieel.id.
10 Reasons to Choose SMEMBA SBM ITB for Your MBA
Personal experience of a SMEMBA Batch 3 alumnus on ten reasons for choosing the SBM ITB MBA program, along with context and the latest official information.
Stock Valuation: 3 Methods, Formulas, and Practical Examples
Have you ever watched a stock price fall and immediately thought, “Wow, that's cheap!”? I prefer to invite us to pause for a moment: cheap compared with what? Stock valuation…
10 Soft Skills Students Can Develop Through Organizations
Ten soft skills students can develop through organizations, complete with personal experiences in communication, teamwork, leadership, and the professional world.
WACC Calculation: Formula and Cost of Capital Examples
When a company builds a factory or expands its business, the question is not just how much funding it needs. We also need to know what that funding costs. Understanding…
How to Calculate Cost of Debt: 3 Methods and Examples
When a company borrows money, our question is not just how much it owes, but how much that borrowing costs. Understanding how to calculate cost of debt helps us make…
How to Calculate Cost of Equity with CAPM: A Practical Guide
How do we calculate cost of equity when shareholders’ capital does not carry interest like a bank loan? I usually start with a simple question: what return should investors require…
