I'm building my AI startup in high school. I don't buy the dropout myth — I'm still going to college.

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Ace Yip 18-year-old founder
Founder Ace Yip explained why she's still heading to college.

Ace Yip

When both of my parents died, I ran from grief by burying myself in work. I had to learn work-life balance all over again.

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Matthew Lovell and his parents
The author struggled after the death of both of his parents.

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AI isn't likely throwing out your résumé. A human is.

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A worker talks with a recruiter
Fired IRS worker Brittany Glenn, right, talks to recruiter Lena Lager during a jobs fair for laid-off federal workers Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

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I'm a CEO who takes a 3-day silent retreat every year. I book an Airbnb, cover the clocks, and let my mind wander — it's changed my life.

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A man holds a rusty metal A-frame beside a frozen, snow-covered pond on a sunny winter day.
Noah Greenberg takes an annual 3-day silent retreat.

Kellock Irvin

I joined a company with an AI mandate. I was daunted at first, but I've saved hours by solving a big, boring problem.

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Komal Amin works at Mighty Bear Games.

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'Godfather of AI' says CS degrees 'will remain valuable for quite a long time' — and students should still learn to code

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Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of AI," said students learn so much more than just coding when they pursue a CS degree.

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I retired because of cancer and thought I'd lose my dream home. Renting out my pool and spa helped pay my mortgage.

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Hot tub and sauna.
Morgan Night remodeled an old spa room in her house, complete with a hot tub and sauna, and rents it out on Swimply.

Morgan Night

A former AT&T worker has been job hunting for 3 years. Recruiters keep telling him to embellish his résumé.

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Miles Bradley
Miles Bradley

Miles Bradley

Shopify president says work-life balance is a 'misnomer' — and that we should embrace work-life 'harmony'

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Shopify president Harley Finkelstein is pictured.
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein didn't think a 9-5 was perfect "work-life harmony."

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I don't give my 7-year-old an allowance. Instead, he runs a neighborhood business, where neighbors pay him to take out their trash.

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Laura palmers son taking out a large trash can to the street
The author's son started a garbage business in the neighborhood.

Courtesy of Laura Palamer

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