There’s no debate that remote work is here to stay, but the question is what shape it takes and how different types of workers are changing the amount of time they work. My new research shows that ...

The Pomodoro technique—so named for the tomato-shaped timer its originator used to track his own work schedule—is widely considered one of the best productivity techniques out there. That's why I've ...

Professors on the tenure track usually have a contract that sets out how we are supposed to divide our time between research, teaching, and service. The most common model, and the one that guides both ...

Until March 2020, Kari and Britt Altizer of Richmond, Va., put in long hours at work, she in life-insurance sales and he as a restaurant manager, to support their young family. Their lives were ...

Work-life balance has been a topic of intense discussion for decades. It’s no surprise, given the wide range of challenges faced by busy professionals. These challenges include: Expectations of being ...

One factor with an outsized impact on worker wellbeing is the extent to which people experience “time poverty,” which Cassie Holmes, a professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management, defines as “this ...

Between endless meetings, constant emails and messages, and managing employees, entrepreneurs and business leaders often feel they have precious little time to check "real work" tasks off their to-do ...

Last year was the year of sourdough baking and jigsaw puzzles — and of trying to work with a toddler screaming in the same room. It was the year of commuting from the bedroom to the living room for ...

When Liverpool marketing agency Agent was asked by the BBC to test a Nordic-style, six-hour working day for a TV programme it jumped at the chance. Inspired by reports of six-hour days in Swedish care ...

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