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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
These 2 behaviors help those moving into adulthood thrive
Emerging adults can find their 20s a place to begin flourishing or a period that could lead them to crash and burn. It turns out that early adult decisions in their 20s don't stay there, but follow them into their 30s. It hinges on life choices. But which ones set a person up for success in the future? And just avoiding negative ones doesn't mean you'll flourish. A new study says you have to actively choose to do positive things, as well. The study was published in the journal Emerging Adulthood. According to researchers from Brigham Young University, getting more education and volunteering in one's 20s are two choices that rank high when it comes to how good one's relationships, sense of well-being and life satisfaction will be in one's 30s. But they're not the only choices possible. The years from 18 to 29 provide opportunities for all kinds of things, including experimenting with sex or substances, dabbling in crime and choosing careers. With a break from parental controls, young people can set their schedules, pick or reject jobs, eat what they want and choose where and with whom to live. Study co-author Larry Nelson, a BYU family life professor, described the 20s as a time of instability and excitement and change. Friends are graduating and moving away from each other. Young adults may get married. They move during this age more than at any other time in their lifespan. They choose jobs or careers or majors and change them, too. 'There's a lot of instability in their lives and complete autonomy to do what they want,' he said. Past generations, he noted, typically married younger and that marriage produced some structure. Young men in previous generations were more likely than now to transition into adulthood in the military, which provides a lot of structure. Young women had very rigid role expectations and now have more choices. So many choices, good and bad Nelson said while he celebrates the greater range of choices, it can be challenging without any structure and 'they're doing all that with a brain that's not yet fully developed. So that combination of things mean that the 20s is the peak period for a lot of challenging things,' including risky sex and reckless driving, substance use, onset of mental illness, criminal behavior, different eating habits, self harm and more. He said young people can thrive or find themselves with criminal records, addictions, health problems and fewer friends if they're not careful. But Nelson said that research shows many young people don't see it that way. They believe their 20s are a time for experimenting, including with things that might be risky. Nor are emerging adults choosing to be good or to take chances. Choices are complex and varied. One can be both a volunteer and a criminal. So Nelson and his co-authors considered what each choice in the 20s contributed to well-being in the 30s, finding education and volunteering were particularly strong at predicting good relationships, life satisfaction and a sense of overall well-being. The study notes that while many experts agree emerging adulthood is a distinct developmental period, little work has examined how it impacts later development. The researchers note some limitations, including the fact that people in the survey were asked to remember their 20s and what they did some years later. But while most studies of people in their 20s utilize a kind of captive audience of college students, Nelson noted the strength of a more representative group of 20-somethings. Tracking behavior over time The researchers surveyed almost 5,000 adults between the ages of 30 and 35, using a nationally representative online survey, and asked them to reflect on the things they did in their 20s. Past activity categories included items like volunteering, education, video game use, criminal activity and risky sex. 'We didn't want to only focus on negative behaviors,' Nelson said in the study's background material. 'The absence of floundering does not mean the presence of flourishing. Just because someone avoids negative behavior doesn't mean they are doing well, that they've found purpose. They need to be proactively doing positive things, too.' Flourishing end points in the study included life and relationship satisfaction, emotional health and general hope for the future, as well as overall regret about the past and poor emotional health. Factors like gender, income and ethnicity were controlled for to get a clear picture, he said. Of all the behaviors studied, education and volunteering were clearly linked to positive feelings in the study participants' 30s. The research suggests, Nelson said, that young adults can add elements to their future that will enhance their lives. The 20s are an exciting time, but looking ahead and caring for others are very good steps. Parents can help, too, he said, by steering their children toward positive activities like volunteering. More powerful than you think Nelson said that the researchers found that things one would expect to be good for certain reasons have other, broader goods. For instance, education might be expected to help one land a better job, but they found it also helps with relationships and emotional health and overall well-being. People who volunteer don't just get to put it on their resume and hope it helps find a job. 'It's tied to your emotional and relationship well-being years down the road,' he said. Volunteering offers something special to emerging adults, he added, noting that young people can fall into a trap of doing what they want in the moment and focusing just on themselves. Volunteering, on the other hand, helps young people think of others, too, and bolsters relationships. They become less self-centered and more interconnected. Negative behaviors proved to also be more powerful than a young person might expect. Those with criminal behavior had more regret and less life satisfaction. Those who'd engaged in risky sex had lower relationship satisfaction and emotional health. BYU professors Mallory Millett and Laura Padilla-Walker were co-authors on the study, along with former master's student Melanie Lott. Nelson said the study builds on previous work he's done with Padilla-Walker, tracking 18- and 19-years-olds over seven years to identify positives and negatives in behavior and identifying risk factors and outcomes. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
11-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont
Ronald Reagan was president and 'Flashdance … What a Feeling' topped the charts in June 1983 when Larry Nelson won the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club just outside Pittsburgh, the site of the national championship, which begins on Thursday. Nelson defeated Tom Watson by a stroke to clinch the second of his three major titles. The two were tied when play in the final round was suspended because of rain with a few holes to play. The next morning, Nelson, who is now 77, made a 62-footer on No. 16 to seize a lead he didn't relinquish. Nelson, who served in Vietnam and didn't pick up the game until he was 21, recently spoke about the week at Oakmont. This conversation has been edited and condensed. Is Oakmont the toughest course on the planet? It can be, depending on the way that it is set up. The Open in 1983 was one of the toughest I ever played. How were you feeling going into the week? The year had not been all that good, even though it felt like I was playing pretty good. A lot of things happened the week of the Open. As a matter of fact, my family and I flew up on Monday, but my clubs didn't get there until Tuesday afternoon. Probably the best thing that could have happened, because I spent a lot of time putting. Anyway, I felt like I was as ready as I could possibly be on Thursday and got off to kind of a rough start. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Beamery Announces Integration With LinkedIn CRM Connect to Power a Unified Talent Ecosystem With Actionable Candidate Data
New integration empowers talent teams to streamline sourcing and deliver greater ROI from HR tech investments LONDON, May 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beamery, the leading AI talent platform, today announced the availability of the LinkedIn CRM Connect integration. This integration connects Beamery to LinkedIn Recruiter to help talent professionals simplify the hiring workflow, save time building talent pipelines, and nurture candidate relationships with up-to-date talent data from LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network. The launch marks a significant milestone in helping organizations unlock greater value from their existing HR technology investments, by creating a seamless experience across two of the most frequently used tools in the recruiter's workflow. This integration – which is accessible for no additional platform fees to customers who are LinkedIn Recruiter seat-holders – allows talent teams to manage candidate data seamlessly across LinkedIn Recruiter and Beamery: creating a unified, up-to-date source of truth that improves decision making, outreach, and operational efficiency. "LinkedIn's Hiring integrations are driven by our partner ecosystem, and we are excited to launch this integration with Beamery," said Larry Nelson, Head of Talent Partnerships at LinkedIn. "LinkedIn CRM Connect empowers recruiters to focus on sourcing and nurturing candidates with the right data, whether in LinkedIn Recruiter or Beamery." Previously, recruiters had to toggle between systems, manually logging outreach and copying candidate information – leading to duplicated efforts, wasted time, and inconsistent candidate data across systems as profiles change over time. LinkedIn CRM Connect gives recruiting teams the ability to: Export candidate profiles from LinkedIn to Beamery with one click Access LinkedIn profiles without switching platforms Automatically sync InMails and candidate updates across systems View Beamery CRM insights directly inside LinkedIn Recruiter This seamless integration means less manual work and more time spent engaging great talent – and this goes beyond streamlined workflows to unlock a whole new level of recruiting intelligence. "We're thrilled to be early adopters of the new integration between Beamery and LinkedIn. It's already helping us connect our sourcing and CRM workflows in a way that feels intuitive for our team. This is a meaningful step toward getting the most out of our existing investments in our tech stack," said Beamery customer Juan De Amezaga, Global Director, Talent Intelligence and Talent Channels, Uber. The launch comes at a time when many HR teams are looking to consolidate tools and boost ROI. According to Gartner, only 24% of HR employees say that their organization's HR function is deriving maximum value from HR technology – and two out of three believe that if they don't take action to improve HR's approach to technology, their function's effectiveness will decrease. Beamery's integration with LinkedIn Recruiter helps solve this challenge by ensuring candidate data is connected, consistent, and visible across tools. Recruiters can now instantly see all available information about a candidate or potential candidate, view interaction history, manage their pipeline and recruiting events, and avoid duplicating outreach – all within Beamery. "This launch is a huge win for recruiting teams," said Sultan Saidov, Co-Founder and CEO at Beamery. "We're making it easier for companies to take action on the right candidate data at the right time, while maximizing the value of their existing investments in platforms like LinkedIn. This new partnership moves beyond enabling ease of use and productivity for talent teams – it creates one of the first connected skills and AI solutions in the industry. This is now critical to our mutual customers in order to make fair and informed decisions across the talent lifecycle." About Beamery Beamery is an AI-powered platform that helps enterprise organizations make smarter talent decisions, by putting skills intelligence at the core of their people strategy. Our technology for HR teams empowers businesses to transform their workforce, unlock the potential of their people, and hire top talent faster. Companies use Beamery to connect talent plans to business goals, reduce risk, and navigate change with confidence. We are proud to be building a more inclusive, skills-based economy, where everyone has equal access to work opportunities. For more information, visit or email press@ View source version on Contacts press@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
