resourcefulness

noun

Definition of resourcefulnessnext
as in productivity

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  1. productivity
  2. ingenuity
  3. fertility
  4. talent
  5. creativity
Noun
  • Sleep scientists typically recommend between seven and nine hours of sleep per night for peak physical health, mental health and productivity.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Somewhere around 1974, at the peak of his productivity, John was introduced to cocaine by his ex-lover and then manager John Reid.
    Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of productivity
Noun
  • This Week This focus on learning also involves recognizing AI as a complement to human ingenuity rather than a replacement for it.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • And, in one of the picture’s smartest strokes of ingenuity, Ben gets caught using the ID of a dead guy by a burly bouncer (Darius ‘Nastyelgic’ Jackson) who happened to be a pallbearer at the funeral for its original owner.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ingenuity
Noun
  • The name harkens back to the building’s first chapter and its founder, and its emblem Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and fertility.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The condition can cause low fertility or infertility.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of fertility
Noun
  • Your talent, brilliance and tireless work ethic, too.
    Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His talent for consistently topping a .300 batting average is exactly what the Yankees need hitting ahead of Aaron Judge.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of talent
Noun
  • From the conversational finesse of chatbots and virtual assistants to the creativity unleashed in personalized content and the power of advanced data analysis, AI is becoming deeply embedded in our lives.
    Debdutta Guha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Anderson has also added to the creativity and brilliance of Gibbs-White, with similar, invaluable attributes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of creativity
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