I was an ambitious Amazon exec who solved my burnout without skipping a beat at work. Here's how.

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Kristi Coulter

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It was Friday afternoon, and I'd just hit send on my weekly report to Amazon's Retail vice presidents, detailing what the Global Merchandising team I'd created had accomplished that week.

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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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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