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LIVE REACTION from Nigella Smith as she CRUSHES the 11 minute barrier in the 3200m at Great Eight. Nigella’s time of 10:54 ranks her well within Top 10 in all divisions of Tennessee.

"Life is a series of tradeoffs, and greater results usually require greater tradeoffs. The question is not, "Do you want to be great at this?" The question is, "What are you willing to give up in order to be great at this?" – @JamesClear

By The Numbers: @WSJ $6.4 billion — The amount state governments will be able to spend on EV charging stations, bike trails, energy-efficient streetlights & other projects under new guidelines for use of federal infrastructure money aimed at reducing carbon emissions. 1/

"If you'd like to do something bold with your life, you will have to choose to do something bold on a specific day. There is no perfect day. There is no right time. For the trajectory to change, there has to be one day when you simply make the choice." –@JamesClear

By The Numbers: @WSJ 43% — The rough percentage of fully vaccinated people in the U.S. who have gotten a Covid-19 booster shot. U.S. health regulators are looking at potentially authorizing a fourth dose in the fall, according to people familiar with the matter. 1/

‘Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.’ - Sholom Aleichem

1/ With companies trending toward flexible work options, many execs are wondering: why even have an office? Offices will still play a role in a post-pandemic workplace, but leaders should consider transitioning them to learning labs that give employees a reason to come in.

$809 billion — The record amount of U.S. commercial-property sales in 2021, which was nearly double 2020's total, according to Real Capital Analytics. The rise in home prices eased slightly in November. 3/3

By The Numbers: @WSJ $5.5 billion — @Tesla record annual profit. The electric-vehicle maker posted that amount on $53.8 billion of sales last year even as the global computer-chip shortage slowed production industrywide. 1/

$630 billion — The all-time high amount of Russia’s international reserves, including gold holdings and foreign currency. The tally, calculated in December, is one of the world’s biggest. Yesterday, the U.S. said it could impose economic sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine. 2/

2/ These “boomerang” employees are great finds because their prior knowledge makes them quicker to train. If you’re in a position where you need reliable talent fast, it could be worthwhile to reach out to employees who have recently departed. They might just reach back.8

By The Numbers: @WSJ ~25% — The % of Germany’s total energy consumption that is represented by natural gas. Germany draws more than half of its gas imports from Russia, leaving Europe short of options to sanction Moscow if it invades Ukraine—and vulnerable to Russia. 1/

How long will #Omicron-related in-person work pauses last?  Many businesses made aggressive moves to bring workers back to the office last year, but following the recent surge of the new Covid strain, they’re pumping the brakes.

2/ The companies said they’re mostly doing it to keep employees happy, but with a return to 2020-era quarantining comes concerns of sustainability. Is the country’s economy prepared to take yet another pandemic-related blow? How will we weather the storm this time?

By The Numbers: @WSJ 3% — The expected annual rate of U.S. growth during the Q1 of 2022, according to forecasters surveyed by the Journal this month, a number that has fallen from the 4.2% forecast in October as the Omicron variant has darkened the economic outlook. 1/

At the start of 2022, a brand-new @ChiefExecGrp poll finds America’s CEOs are more hopeful than they have been in months. The bedeviling problems like supply chain snarls, growing inflation, and even Covid may wind down this year and accelerate the already-hot economy. 🧵1/

10% — The share of hospital capacity cut due to staff shortages, according to the upper end of hospital officials’ estimates, which range as low as 3%. More nurses & critical healthcare workers are calling in sick due to Covid9, while Omicron continues to bring more patients. 3/3

100 — Approximate number of @Microsoft AR employees who’ve quit over the last year—many to go work for @Meta. These are people who worked on the company’s HoloLens augmented-reality headsets. Some have doubled their salaries as companies fight over building metaverse talent. 2/

By The Numbers: @WSJ $600K— Estimated cost of the Richard Mille RM52-01 Skull Tourbillon watch that actor Jonah Hill did not wear in the new @netflix movie “Don’t Look Up.” The entertainment industry's use of fake prop copies of status watches reduces the risk of theft. 1/

By The Numbers: @WSJ $10 billion — The amount of funding the U.S. plans to hand out to help upstart companies gain access to capital in a bid to rev up business in disadvantaged communities and spur a broader economic recovery from the pandemic. 1/