Young sociology faculty publish twice as much today as in the 1990s
I’m taking a glance at academic work and careers in the book, and came across this really interesting article by John Robert Warren asking, “How Much Do You
Tash Walker on the Boundless podcast
Last fall I spent some time at The Mix, a London research agency, and interviewed several people about the four-day week. The Mix moved to a four-day week
It’s not just about efficiency: MADE Agency’s 6-hour day
One of the things about companies working shorter hours is that while they pay a lot of attention to tightening up their processes, making meetings more efficient, keeping
“Japanese companies are beginning to embrace… the idea of a four-day workweek”
The Japan Times has an article about "Japanese companies warming up — slowly — to four-day workweek:" Once synonymous with long work hours, Japanese companies are beginning to
The Wellcome Trust thinks about four-day weeks
The Guardian, which really owns the beat on the shorter workweeks trend, reports that the Wellcome Trust "is considering moving all of its 800 head office staff to
Sick days and overwork vs shorter hours
The New York Times has a piece about "The Death of the Sick Day," about how the sick day is disappearing from the office vocabulary, even as we
Insecure overachievers
For some time, I've talked about why overwork has become the new normal, even for people who are fairly economically secure, or who have lots of control over
A quick update, and more news soon
I realize I've posted very little in the last few weeks (though I've posted lots of labrador pictures), because I've been doing a lot on the next book.
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences proposes a 4-day, 36-hour workweek
According to a story in the China Daily, “the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences proposed revising the national work schedule in 2030 to nine hours a day and
“We converted 20% less work into 50% more weekend:” Australian company Icelab’s four-day workweek
There’s a classic (classic among grad students, anyway) Matt Groening cartoon about graduate school: At the risk of being the person who reads another book in order to