Staying mentally sharp as long as possible is a hot subject these days, but oddly little is known about how to do it. Recent work, for instance, has shown that yoga and meditation may do more for mental acuity than computer programs that are designed for that very purpose. And now, a new study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience finds that people who stay busier as they age may also have better scores on tests of memory and cognition.

Dear Liz, I’m job-hunting and trying to keep my mojo level high, but it can be hard to do that. I almost got a job two weeks ago but they hired someone else. The recruiter was nice about it. She sent me an email message and told me that they hired someone with more social media experience than me. (I have none.) Now I’m interviewing with another company. I’ve been interviewing with them for a few weeks.

Shutterstock Most successful marketers who utilize content marketing can tell you that it’s a bit like tampering with fireworks. By probability alone, something will go wrong. After years of content creation, I’ve learned a great deal from committing a number of mistakes; every single mistake listed below, in fact. Subscribe Now: Forbes Entrepreneurs & Small Business Newsletters All the trials and triumphs of building a business – delivered to your inbox.

During the first 25 years of my life, I experienced three crippling failures that I can recall. They’re seared into my memory, archived effectively save remnants of stomach-turning shame.

A recent survey suggests that 61% of chief information officers surveyed want to hire a chief data officer, but what does that position actually entail?  What are the requirements, and what is included in the job description? Generally, a CDO would oversee how an organization’s data is gathered, managed, protected, and monetized. But of course, there’s more to it than that.

Credit: Shutterstock Hiring a summer intern is like painting a room.  The hardest part is the prep work. In painting, if all the “prep work” – the cleaning, sanding, spackling and priming – is done well, the actual painting is easy. In the business world, if all the intern prep work – aka, planning – is done well, the actual intern experience should be successful.  For both the organization and the intern.

When I started my first business in 2001, I was just a young teenager creating websites for clients. I had to figure out a way to impress people even though I had zero work experience. Making a good impression was tougher than I thought. No one knew me or believed in what I was doing. But eventually I started earning the respect of my colleagues and building a network. Along the way, I learned a few things.

Noncompete clauses in employment contracts is a long-held practice, however evidence suggests that these clauses hurt not only departing employees but also those who stay with the company – as well as the company itself. As a result, an increasing number of leaders are creating non-noncompete environments in which information is shared freely, even with outsiders. Shutterstock Noncompete agreements are typically created when employees first join a new organization.

(Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) Robin Wright, the actor who stars in Netflix series House of Cards, is gaining eminence for something that would be more associated with her onscreen character, Claire Underwood. She publicly highlighted pay inequity in the entertainment industry and how she countered it.

(Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages) It’s graduation season; congrats to all the new graduates and welcome to the world of work! Graduates, I know that just starting out and earning your own way can be challenging. The job market isn’t perfect and maybe you’re not starting in the exact role you want. Don’t despair. Even though you are new to the world of work, you can still take control of it, own your destiny and achieve what you desire .