Quartz
There's a biological reason you're bored at work
Employees don’t usually succumb to these negative responses for a lack of trying. They want to feel motivated. They …
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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.
Stanford
The Workplace Is Killing People and Nobody Cares
Dying for a Paycheck, published by HarperBusiness and released on March 20, maps a range of ills in the modern workplace — …
WorkKnow Your Team
The 25 best icebreaker questions for team-building at work
Our most popular get-to-know-you questions for work, based on four years of data.
WorkAeon
Why hiring the 'best' people produces the least creative results
Corporations, non-profits, governments, universities and even preschools test, score and hire the ‘best’. This …
WorkFast Company
I Tried A Four-Day Workweek For A Month And Ended Up More Stressed
To me, the idea of a four-day work week seemed more like a fantasy than a plausible reality, mainly because I didn’t …
WorkMedium
Procrastinators Are Actually Workaholics (4 Steps to Reclaim Your Life)
When we procrastinate, we fill our lives with the tasks that are right in front of us rather than make the concerted effort …
Productivity WorkForbes
9-5 Is Out. Try The 1-6 Instead.
For most of us, it doesn’t matter when we work or how long it takes to finish. Working fewer hours doesn’t mean …
WorkNoteworthy - The Journal Blog
11 Lessons I Learned After Reading 1,000+ Profiles of Successful People
I’ve read more than 1,000 profiles since I started writing The Profile, a weekly newsletter featuring the best …
Life WorkQuora
Should you accept an offer of either tea or coffee in a serious meeting or a job interview?
It depends.
Career WorkBloomberg
The Rise of the Not-Just-Freelancing Freelancer
More people are keeping traditional jobs while picking up extra project-based work – and gaining an advantage.
Freelance WorkOpen Culture
"Inemuri," the Japanese Art of Taking Power Naps at Work, on the Subway, and Other Public Places
If you’ve visited any big city in Japan, you’ve no doubt seen a fair few commuters sleeping on the subway. The …
Productivity WorkPriceonomics
When Does Work Actually Get Done?
If we’re going to be precise about it, work gets done at 11AM on a Monday in October. At all other times of day, …
WorkSoftware Engineering Stack Exchange
How to respond when you are asked for an estimate?
What is your personal process for deciding and delivering an estimate? What techniques have you found useful?
Freelance WorkThings Many People Find Too Obvious To Have Told You Already
Some people really benefit from hearing advice that everyone knows, for the same reason we keep schools open despite every …
Life WorkAeon
How to fight work bullshit (and keep your job and your dignity)
The most effective tactic in the war on empty talk seems to be to outflank the bullshitter by posing your questions as …
WorkBBC
The compelling case for working a lot less
Mastering ‘active rest’ is far harder than it looks, but there are good reasons why we should keep working at it. …
WorkThe DESK Magazine
Yeah, but I could have done that too
My standard answer to myself and others usually is: “Yes, you could have done that, but you didn’t.” But …
WorkMedium
You're working in the wrong place. (if you're working in an open office)
At my most recent job, I did all of my best work at home. I would actively try to avoid the office for as long as possible. …
WorkHacker Noon
Meetings — A culture of excess that hurts our productivity and morale
71% of meetings are considered unproductive. Let’s fix that.
WorkThe New York Times
Don't Get Too Comfortable at That Desk
First there were individual offices. Then cubicles and open floor plans. Now, there is a “palette of places.” New …
WorkThe New Yorker
The Open-Office Trap
The open office was originally conceived by a team from Hamburg, Germany, in the nineteen-fifties, to facilitate …
WorkHarvard Business Review
Work and the Loneliness Epidemic
There is good reason to be concerned about social connection in our current world. Loneliness is a growing health epidemic. …
WorkVox
Open offices are overrated
If you work in an office, there’s a good chance it’s an open one. How did we get here? And why is it so bad?
Video WorkThe Atlantic
The Origins of Office Speak
Corporate jargon may seem meaningless to the extent that it’s best described as “bullshit,” but it actually …
WorkZero Infinity
If working less is so productive, why is it so hard?
In the context of work-life balance, our brains didn’t evolve to determine exactly how much we need to work. Our brains …
WorkThe New York Times
Good News for Young Strivers: Networking Is Overrated
If the very thought of networking makes you throw up in your mouth, you’re not alone. Networking makes us feel dirty — …
Career WorkDropbox Blog
Is the open office layout dead?
The open office layout is meant to foster an egalitarian work environment that inspires creativity and spontaneous …
WorkThe Guardian
Let's hear it for the four-hour working day
The point isn’t that the world would be a lovelier place if nobody felt forced to work long hours, though that’s …
WorkThe Conversation
A short history of the office
For centuries people have been getting up, joining a daily commute or retreating to a room, to work. The office has become …
WorkFast Company
This Is The Current State Of The American Workplace
A glimpse of workplace trends on the rise.
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