Work/Life Balance
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Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy
Book In this book, Melissa Gregg argues that the emphasis on productivity as the ultimate measure of job performance is a...
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Forced to Love the Grind
Article In this article, Miya Tokumitsu argues that the modern workplace pressures workers to "love to grind," a trend which is both counterproductive...
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Give Up On Work-Life Balance
Article In this article, Olga Khazan argues that the best way to stay sane while managing work and life is to...
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Google Employee Alleges Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in Viral Memo
Article In this article, the authors discuss a memo written by a Google employee who was discriminated against for being pregnant,...
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How to Care Less About Work
Article In this article, Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson argue that American working culture is unsustainable. Warzel and Peterson ask: when...
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In Silicon Valley, Working 9 to 5 Is For Losers
Article In this article, Dan Lyons describes the "Hustle Culture" phenomenon in Silicon Valley, where workers idolize overworking. Lyons outlines some...
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Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance
Article In this article, Brad Stulberg argues that balance is not something we should strive for. Stulberg argues that people are...
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The compelling case for working a lot less
Article In this article, Amanda Ruggieri explores the compelling evidence against nonstop work, including that the work produced at the end...
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The Cult of Overwork
Article In this article, James Surowiecki argues that overwork is increasingly characteristic of high-paid workers. However, overwork worsens productivity and quality. The effects...
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The Hard Work of Being Lazy
Video In this video, The School of Life argues that sometimes it is difficult to be lazy enough. We ought to...
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The Work-Family Imbalance
Article In this article, Anand Iyer discusses the importance of prioritizing work-family life balance, especially for fathers. Iyer presents research that...
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What happens when we work non-stop
Article In this article, José Luis Peñarredonda discusses the experience of overworked workers, despite overwhelming evidence that working a healthy number of hours increases...
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What is Burnout?
Video In this video, Dr. Larissa Thomas, focusing mostly on physicians, covers the three main elements of burnout: emotional exhaustion, cynicism...
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Why I Put My Wife's Career First
Article In this article, Andrew Moravcsik, husband of Anne-Marie Slaughter (who wrote this article about working mothers) describes his experience as a...
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Why Tech Is the Leading Industry on Parental Leave
Article In this article, Bourree Lam profiles Etsy's updated parental leave policy from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. Lam cites two main...
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Why Women Still Can't Have It All
Article In this article, Anne-Marie Slaughter draws from her own professional experience to explain why it is incredibly hard for women...
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Workism is Making Americans Miserable
Article In this article, Derek Thompson outlines the new "workism" phenomenon. Despite predictions from 20th century intellectuals that Americans in the...