I let my phone die for one entire weekend without telling anyone — and the strange thing wasn’t who didn’t notice, it was realizing...
The Quiet Experiment: What Happens When You Let Your Phone Die
One Friday evening, I let my phone die and, on a whim, decided not...
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius: “For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire...
Seeking Solace Within: Marcus Aurelius on the Inner Retreat
Somewhere on campaign, probably in a tent along the Danube frontier, Marcus Aurelius — emperor of...
We treat the eight-hour day as an acceptable day’s work, but many celebrated figures did their best thinking in just four or five hours...
Rethinking the Eight-Hour Workday: Lessons from History’s Greatest Thinkers
Sit down to do real work—the kind that demands intense focus and mental effort—and you might...
After combing nearly 12,000 daily diary entries from 238 workers, researchers found that the strongest force behind motivation and creativity wasn’t the lever managers...
Rethinking What Makes a Good Day at Work
Ask most managers what makes for a good day at work and you’ll probably get a predictable...
Using more than 35 years of US survey data, some researchers found Americans were happier in years of lower income inequality — and the...
Income Inequality and American Happiness: Insights from Decades of Data
In 2011, researchers Shigehiro Oishi and Selin Kesebir of the University of Virginia, alongside Ed...