Editor’s note: Mary Jeanne Vincent is out this week but left us with a column that still rings as true as when it was first published in 2021. Hunting for a job is hard work. It is easy to get ...

One of the things that I love about working for myself is that I don’t need to ask anyone’s permission before making a decision. If I want to make a change, I go for it, on whatever timeline makes ...

Are you suffering from “shiny object syndrome”? If you find yourself constantly distracted by the latest business trends and innovations, jumping from one idea to the next without fully realizing any ...

In a fast-paced world, our generation’s obsession with the new is pervasive. From the latest smartphone to fleeting fashion trends, we have grown up in a society caught in an incessant cycle of ...

Have you ever worked with someone who is full of big ideas and constantly hops from one project to the next? If so, you’ve likely encountered a case of what psychologists call shiny-object syndrome.

Don’t let shiny object syndrome haunt you this Halloween. Whether it’s the AI rabbit hole or the marketing monster, here are six traps that can derail startups and how to avoid them. Artificial ...

When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a ...

I’m not one to brag, but for a short period of time, I was a top Kindle publisher in the not-so-large Amish romance genre. I’m from rural Pennsylvania, but even with that credential, I never thought I ...