You can easily discern click-bait stories having titles beginning “10 in-demand jobs”, “My 95-year old grandfather is a …”, “I’m a psychologist in …”, “Ivy League expert shares the No. 1 common phrase never to use”.

Each of these copies content mill methods and is designed to generate clicks. These stories are usually a waste of your time – read them if you have time to waste. Or learn how to spot click-bait fluff pieces from the headline.

These are at CNBC on Sep 10, 2023 – a “news” site you’d normally think of for business, economics and finance news.