Roads & 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, …
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.
The 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 WorkCustomer Loyalty Blog
What Psychology Teaches Us About Structuring the Workday
Here’s an alternative: instead of thinking about your day as one long to-do list or trying on different time-management …
WorkHacker News
How did you get to your current job/startup?
We all see “success stories” featured on internet blogs (basically every website with the “tech” …
WorkMedium
What I've learned from sitting next to a pro salesman
So this may sound obvious but what I’ve learned is that what I was considering concrete wasn’t really anything. …
WorkHacker News
What is your job? Do you like it? What was your favorite job?
What is your job? Do you like it? What was your favorite job?
WorkMedium
AI will reorganize the human population
Our vision is to make moving so easy and information about life quality so transparent that we would end up with a world …
Life WorkBBC
Viewpoint: How creativity is helped by failure
The problem in the world today is that we only see the final product - the amazing movie, the super-efficient vacuum cleaner, …
Life WorkThe Atlantic
The After-Work Email Quandary
People complain about checking their inboxes when they’re out of the office, but some of them kind of enjoy it too.
WorkMedium
Resist and Thrive
This is a talk about what happens when a culture is driven by the need for money to make more money.
Life WorkThe Atlantic
Why It's So Hard for Millennials to Find a Place to Live and Work
The paradox of the American Dream: The best cities to get ahead are often the most expensive places to live, and the most …
Life WorkFarnam Street
The Reasons We Work
Why do you go to work? Chances are it’s got something to do with money. But as most of us know, it’s more …
WorkVox
I'm 28, I just quit my tech job, and I never want another job again
June 12, 2015, was my last day as a programmer for a Bay Area tech company. I gave them four years of my life, making their …
WorkQuartz
Men, it's time to stop treating workaholism like a badge of honor
Working longer hours leads to poorer productivity. If you’re trying to impress people and move up the ranks, the …
WorkThe Independent
Declassified CIA documents detail how to sabotage employers, annoy bosses
A previously secret document titled “Simple Sabotage Field Manual: Strategic Services” details the various ways …
WorkBig Nerd Ranch Blog
Don't Start a Company, Kid
In January, I’m going to wander from college to college begging the soon-to-graduate to apply for jobs at Big Nerd …
WorkWork Design Magazine
Why Mindfulness Matters in the Workplace
We’re more stressed at work than ever before. Leigh Stringer, author of the forthcoming book, The Healthy Workplace, …
WorkMedium
How to Work 40 Hours in 16.7
I used to work a lot — 60, 80, or even 100 hours a week. I let my work be a big part of how I defined myself. I wore those …
Productivity WorkToptal
Become A World Class Designer By Making The Globe Your Office
Travel helps us unravel that complexity by giving fresh perspective to ideas, as well as helping us experience issues that …
Travel WorkThe Conversation
Any job isn't necessarily a good job for people out of work
“Those who moved into optimal jobs showed significant improvement in mental health compared to those who remained …
WorkMedium
Build for fun (っ◕‿◕)っ
Too often makers get criticized for building things that don’t solve “real” problems. It’s OK to …
WorkMedium
Making money takes practice like playing the piano takes practice
Making money takes practice, just like playing the piano takes practice. No one expects anyone to be any good at the piano …
WorkThe New Republic
First, Let's Get Rid of All the Bosses
A radical experiment at Zappos to end the office workplace as we know it.
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