Stanford
A decade of data reveals that heavy multitaskers have reduced memory, Stanford psychologist says
That said, multitasking isn’t efficient. We know there are costs of task switching. So that might be an argument to do …
WorkWork
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MSUToday
Keep to yourself! Don't offer co-workers help unless asked
If you thought that proactively offering help to your co-workers was a good thing, think again. New workplace research from …
WorkThe Startup
Why open office design makes you less productive
The loud talker three desks down; constant taps on the shoulder; the guy who incessantly clicks his pen; the girl who eats a …
WorkOneZero
I Know the Salaries of Thousands of Tech Employees
Often, when people talk about compensation—what to accept, what to reject, how to negotiate—the advice is “know your …
WorkMedium
No More "Struggle Porn"
I call this “struggle porn”: a masochistic obsession with pushing yourself harder, listening to people tell you …
Life WorkCal Newport
The Average User Checks Email 5.6 Hours Per Weekday. This Is Not Good.
Combined: the average daily time spent checking email is now 5.6 hours — up almost a half hour since 2017.
WorkThe Atlantic
The Employer-Surveillance State
The more bosses try to keep track of their workers, the more precious time employees waste trying to evade them.
WorkThe Cooper Review
Working for a Company vs. Working for Yourself
Thinking about working for yourself? Do it! But read this first
Freelance WorkHuman Parts
Your Work Is the Only Thing That Matters
There is a story about an exchange between Jerry Seinfeld and a young comedian. The comedian approaches Seinfeld in a club …
WorkQuartz
Cushy office perks are a trap
The office doesn’t need to be your bar or your gym or your go-to dinner spot, and not because cocktails or office gyms …
WorkThe Cut
Every Weekend Should Be a 3-Day Weekend
In one of their experiments, the researchers forced employees at a consulting firm in Boston to take a day off — totally off, …
Life WorkAeon
Let's bring back the Sabbath as a radical act against 'total work'
When taken seriously, the Sabbath has the power to restructure not only the calendar but also the entire political economy. …
WorkJames Clear
Absolute Success is Luck. Relative Success is Hard Work.
So what it is? What determines success? Hard work or good fortune? Effort or randomness? I think we all understand both …
WorkTriplebyte Blog
What companies mean by culture fit
A company is its employees. How those employees interact with each other and what shared environment they create are among …
WorkThe New York Times
What if Emailing During Your Commute Counted as Work?
Should commuting hours count as part of the workday? The suggestion — sure to raise the hackles of employers everywhere — was …
Commuting WorkFast Company
Why work has failed us: Because no one can afford to retire anymore
As people struggle to make ends meet, fewer are saving for retirement, and fewer companies offer retirement accounts: 66% of …
WorkTim Harford
The Peter Principle is a joke taken seriously. Is it true?
The Peter principle states that “every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence”. If someone is good …
WorkTim Harford
The Peter Principle is a joke taken seriously. Is it true?
The Peter principle states that “every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence”. If someone is good …
WorkHarvard Business Review
The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
The news headlines about what perks or elements of office design make for a great employee experience seem to be dominated by …
WorkBBC
What happens when we work non-stop
Still, millions of workers seem unable to take a stand against it, from medics to ‘gig economy’ workers and …
WorkThe New York Times
A 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result
A New Zealand firm that let its employees work four days a week while being paid for five says the experiment was so …
WorkThe Conversation
A new study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
Open-plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers. But an …
WorkSignal v. Noise
The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea
We’re squandering human health and potential on an epic scale by forcing the vast majority of people who dislike or …
WorkQuartz
A Stanford researcher says we shouldn't start working full time until age 40
A woman who is 40 years old today can expect to live another 45 years, on average, while 5% will live to see their 100th …
WorkHacker News
How did you find your passion?
How did you find your passion?
WorkMedium
The report is in: Open offices don't encourage openness.
In a recent report published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, “the volume of face-to-face …
WorkBloomberg
You're Not Just Imagining It. Your Job Is Absolute BS
Very loosely, a bulls— job, by Graeber’s definition, is one that could be erased from the Earth and no one would …
WorkStanford
Instead of 'finding your passion,' try developing it, Stanford scholars say
The belief that interests arrive fully formed and must simply be “found” can lead people to limit their pursuit …
WorkThe New Yorker
The Bullshit-Job Boom
For more and more people, work appears to serve no purpose. Is there any good left in the grind?
WorkFatherly
Why is Answering Email So Stressful?
The average professional spends 4 hours per day responding to work emails. That’s both insane and understandable.
Productivity Work