Getting Things Done so you can do nothing
David Allen, of Getting Things Done fame, has an interview in Fast Company in which he talks about the value of... getting nothing done: "A hallmark of how
“We expect you to be the last ones to leave every night… no matter what:” summer intern advice
The Wall Street Journal has a funny-not funny piece about a memo circulating on Wall Street claiming to offer advice to summer interns on how to survive their
“work has become ritualised and detached from the practical things it was invented to accomplish”
A good piece by sociologist of work Peter Fleming asking “ Why do people waste so much time at the office?" A few years ago a disturbing story appeared
Another data-point for my “Admit It: You Want To Kill Your Employees” article
Claire Cain Miller’s article about “The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll on Families and Gender Equality” in The New York Times is fascinating, both for what it tells us about
“We’re doing what we think is best for the future. But the Overkill Cult doesn’t plan for survivors.”
Jason Lengstorf warns that if you're working crazy hours, "You’re no longer a free member of society. You’ve been lured into the Overkill Cult." The insidious thing about
“The economy is here to serve people”: on economies, work and meaning
In the course of writing Rest, I’ve come to realize that I need to talk about some issues regarding work. One section I’m now sketching out describes how
Fewer managers work only 40 hours a week
Data-point number one million in the decline of the 40-hour week:About half of all managers work more than 40 hours a week, according to a new survey from
Faking for Superman: Crafting the appearance of overwork
Erin Reid, a professor at Boston University’s business school, has a great piece in the Harvard Business Review about how men and women deal with pressure to be
“Four or five hours daily it is not much to ask”
I'm constantly amazed at how, in the past, the idea that four or five hours or really focused work was a solid day for the thinker or artist was
If you don’t feel you spend enough time on airplanes, Steelcase has a solution for you
…the Brody WorkLounge, a product that brings some of that cozy business class working space to your office. I’m not being sarcastic about the comparison to good airplane