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How I Became My Own Boss By Side Hustling and Doing What I Love
I believe in the side hustle 100%. It’s unrealistic to think that you could ever reach a moment where you can just cut …
Life 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.
If you want to make a lot of money, should you plan to work more than the average 40 hours each week?
Do you make “a lot”? Do you work “very long” hours? Are these two basically connected most of the …
WorkHacker News
Has anyone successfully implemented the 4 hour workweek?
Curious to have a discussion surrounding whether people have successfully maintained a four hour work week. Also included can …
WorkAccept a job that pays $2,500/month but is remote and allows me to travel the world or accept a $5,000/month job that lets me save a lot of money and travel slightly later in life?
I’d be interested to know what you guys think. I’d love to be a digital nomad but it also seems like a slightly …
Remote Work WorkHarvard Business Review
How to Break Your Addiction to Work
For many of us, working simply feels good. But just because it feeds your ego or makes you feel important, that doesn’t …
WorkPaul Graham
What Doesn't Seem Like Work?
If something that seems like work to other people doesn’t seem like work to you, that’s something you’re …
WorkJanelle Quibuyen
Quitting Your Job to Pursue Your Passion is Bullshit
Quitting your job to pursue your passion is bullshit. This messaging is only beneficial for privileged people and very …
WorkThe Guardian
It's official: employers can't force you to be happy. Hallelujah
A US ruling says that that companies aren’t allowed to pressure staff to be relentlessly positive. That’s good …
WorkThe Coffeelicious
Dear Internet, Stop Telling Me to Quit My Job
Instead of sharing quotes like “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”, why don’t …
WorkVox
How work has gotten better
Expect workers and regulators to demand continued improvements in workplace safety. Expect more comfortable workspaces, more …
WorkHarvard Business Review
Learn to Love Networking
But in today’s world, networking is a necessity. A mountain of research shows that professional networks lead to more …
Work1843
Are workaholics a danger to society?
We asked three economists for their answer to the question: why do we work so hard?
WorkNautilus
Not All Practice Makes Perfect
Moving from naive to purposeful practice can dramatically increase performance.
Work99U
Nobody Knows What The Hell They Are Doing
Next time you’re feeling apprehensive about your work, because others in your field seem more talented or confident, …
WorkHacker News
What is your desk / room / general working environment like?
Looking for a few general parameters here, feel free to answer any or all: Desk, chair, monitor, keyboard, music (Y/N? if so, …
WorkConversable Economist
What is a Good Job?
On the surface, it’s easy to sketch what a “good job” means: having a job in the first place, along with …
WorkHacker News
How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment when interviewing?
I am currently working in a position that felt like a great startup to work at during my interview. However, a few months …
WorkThe Atlantic
Quit Your Job
A midlife career shift can be good for cognition, well-being, and even longevity.
WorkJacques Mattheij
My Passion Was My Weak Spot
Passion is great, it is motivating force, a driver to learn and practice and hopefully eventually to excel at something. But …
Work1843
Why do we work so hard?
Our jobs have become prisons from which we don’t want to escape.
WorkNPR
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 WorkTED
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 …
Work