Grab bag: recent articles I read

Things that I read this week that I think are worth sharing:

Something I didn't know before: interior designers sometimes help their clients with smaller objects for their homes, the kinds of stuff on your coffee table and bookshelves. (via the Wall Street Journal)

Career advice for the future:

• Never stop learning (via 99u)
• Work on key skills that will be needed in the next few years (via Forbes)
• Focus on what the market needs and what will benefit employers (via Lifahacker)

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek) (True Activist)

We Can’t Trust Uber (New York Times)

How Time’s email newsletter achieves a 40 percent open rate (Poynter)

Photo credit: christmas holly fir tree decoration by markus spiske is licensed under CC by 2.0. Modifications: added text.