Innholdsfortegnelse for 10/1/2021 i Newsweek

1978 “The Spirit of Camp David did wonders for the fortunes of Jimmy Carter last week,” gushed Newsweek about the President’s “rising polls and refurbished image” in the wake of the peace accords signed between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The deal “brought a kind of good cheer that hasn’t been quite so palpable around the White House since Carter’s inaugural-day stroll down Pennsylvania Avenue.” Last December, President Donald Trump helped broker diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab League countries including the UAE and Bahrain. 1990 “For years families have assumed that a house would be not just a home but a perpetually lucrative—and thoroughly safe—investment,” Newsweek said. “They were wrong.” Thirty years later, during COVID-19, U.S. home-price growth hit a record high this…

COVID-19 led to a sudden shift in how many of us did our jobs—our physical office space as well as when and how we completed our work. The traditional workday became more fluid, allowing for midday exercise breaks or family time, or simply wearing pajamas all day. With these changes, it became more natural to reevaluate our priorities and strive for the ever-elusive work-life balance. In this excerpt from her new book, THE LONG GAME: HOW TO BE A LONG-TERM THINKER IN A SHORT-TERM WORLD (Harvard Business School Press, September 21), top communications coach and branding expert Dorie Clark reveals creative ways to achieve your professional goals in tandem with your personal priorities. Clark’s book offers valuable insights into becoming a strategic thinker and accomplishing the end results that matter most…

AS PART OF NEWSWEEK’S LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO COVER all aspects of health, we’ve again partnered with global research firm Statista to rank the world’s best specialized hospitals. Last year, we looked at the best facilities in six specialities: cardiology, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology and orthopedics. This year we are proud to expand that to 10 specialities. The ranking features the top 250 hospitals for cardiology and oncology, the top 150 for cardiac surgery and pediatrics and the top 125 each in endocrinology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery and pulmonology. If you or a loved one needs specialized care in one of those areas, you’ll want to know which hospitals or state-of-the-art facilities have the most accomplished physicians and diagnosticians and offer the highest level of care. We hope that you will…

MAKING THE GUILTY (OCTOBER 1 ON NETFLIX) DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC was nearly an impossible feat for Jake Gyllenhaal and director Antoine Fuqua. Gyllenhaal plays Joe Baylor, a disgraced police officer forced to work 911 dispatch who receives a call from a kidnapped woman while on duty. “I was determined to make this movie, Antoine was determined to make the movie and there were many times where it looked like we wouldn’t be able to.” With Fuqua forced to direct the film from a truck off set because of a COVID-19 exposure and filming set to last only 11 days, the production was filled with roadblocks. “We devised this crazy plan of putting him in a van that was hardwired to the set.” But despite the limitations, Gyllenhaal says that…

What’s the most important advice you would give someone just starting out in their career to help them achieve a successful and fulfilling professional lifestyle? It’s essential to make sure you’re running your own race, rather than following the path that society or your family expects from you. So often, we get pushed into either choosing a career that will make a lot of money, or there’s pressure—sometimes self-imposed—to “follow your passion.” But what if you don’t know what your passion is? I suggest following a strategy of “optimizing for interesting.” You may not know what your calling in life is, but you definitely know what you find interesting. So keep doing more of that, and it will eventually lead you in the right direction—or you’ll realize that it’s not…