NPR
Stand To Work If You Like, But Don't Brag About The Benefits
I’ve been itching to get a standing desk. After all, America’s sitting itself into an early grave. Sitting is the …
Health WorkWork
Across our curated articles on work, you'll find a range of guides, stories, research studies and actionable tips on how to navigate the workplace, office culture and politics, meetings, open-plan offices, and a whole lot more.
TED
The happy secret to better work
We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and …
Video WorkHacker News
Moving Out of Silicon Valley because of housing? Where to?
Has anyone moved out of SF/SV to work in a different tech city? If so, where?
Life WorkJames Altucher Blog
10 Reasons You Have To Quit Your Job in 2016
Now we live in a new world. A world where you don’t have to get a job. Where there are opportunities with their hands …
WorkThe New York Times
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
New research reveals surprising truths about why some work groups thrive and others falter.
WorkBusiness Casual Copywriting
How to Earn Trust Without Social Proof
In this quick post, I’m going to explore four things you can do to make a connection with customers and get them to …
Freelance WorkJessica Abel
Imagining your future projects is holding you back.
Idea Debt is when you spend too much time picturing what a project is going to be like, too much time thinking about how …
WorkMedium
Multitasking is Killing Your Brain
Many people believe themselves to be multitasking masters, but could it all be in their heads?
Life WorkNathan Barry
Knowing when to quit
That company or project you started isn’t working out. You were excited, early customers were excited, but once you …
WorkHacker News
How to quit the job you hate?
I want to quit the job I hate so much. I have been way too long on the same job (more than 10 years). I have savings enough …
WorkProject Syndicate
Should Business Travel Be Obsolete?
Think about it: You can call, email, and even watch your counterparty on FaceTime, Skype, or GoToMeeting. So why do companies …
WorkJames Altucher Blog
How To Go From $0 to $1,000,000 in Two Years
Not everyone is Mark Zuckerberg or Larry Page. Not everyone is going to drop out of college and create an iphone or a time …
WorkAeon
Work imitates life
The utopian workplace is here, complete with roof gardens, therapists and time to nap. Can the employee ever escape?
Life WorkThe Guardian
Why working fewer hours would make us more productive
A shorter working week could improve our mental and physical health and even mitigate climate change, research shows.
WorkThe Atlantic
Why Do Americans Work So Much?
The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted a society so prosperous that people would hardly have to work. But that …
WorkMedium
We own you
Increasingly, companies are demanding cult-like devotion. Do whatever it takes; sacrifice whatever you’ve got. …
WorkBloomberg
Yellen's Job Puzzle: Why Are 20-Somethings Retiring?
How come more people are retiring in their early 20s? Why are middle-age men becoming stay-at-home dads? What’s keeping …
WorkQuartz
If you answer emails after work, you should be getting unlimited vacation
We’re now operating in a participation economy, where people are measured and paid for what they produce. Yet, when it …
WorkForrest Brazeal
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cubicle
Why would I prefer my cubicle over the carefree, location-independent lifestyle, you ask? Let’s look at three common …
WorkPriceonomics
Why Are Projects Always Behind Schedule?
People underestimate timelines all the time. Studies have shown that students deliberately and systematically underestimate …
WorkDan Luu
Big Company vs. Startup Work and Pay
There’s a meme that’s been going around for a while now: you should join a startup because the money is better …
WorkRoads & Kingdoms
Japan's 105-Hour Workweek
The sheer willingness to hand over so much of a 24 hour day, almost all the waking hours of your life, to your profession, …
WorkThe Roam Diaries
As We May Live
Nearly 100 years after our modern idea of home was invented, we started a company that aims to create something better. …
Life WorkNPR
Map: The Most Common Job In Every State
The most common* job in each state 1978-2014.
WorkHarvard Business Review
Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive
Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success. But …
WorkEsquire
The Long Haul - One Year of Solitude on America's Highways
I graduated journalism school tens of thousands in debt, and I needed fast cash with minimum expenditures. Craigslist, I …
WorkZen Pencils
Confucius: Find a job you love
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
WorkMade in JLM Blog
Do You Work Alone Everyday? Fight for the Users.
Our increasing reliance on digital solutions has reduced much need for human interaction. We say (or write) stuff like, …
WorkMedium
What I Learned from Four Years Working at McDonalds
For me my time at McDonalds was invaluable. Yeah, I never want to scoop fries or make burgers again, but I learnt something …
WorkHacker News
What do you do during your commute?
What do you do during your commute by public transport to keep yourself busy or the commute pleasant? Do you use any specific …
Commuting Work