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A female service employee working in Delhi and living in Noida, India works from home.

India, Singapore, and Canada Were the Countries With the Most Employees Working from Home

Full-time employees around the world worked 1.5 days from home per week on average as of early 2022, and companies appear to be warming up to more remote work.
By Courtney Vinopal

How to Make Work-From-Home Productive During a Pandemic: Expert Tips

"Just because you are working remotely doesn’t mean you don’t need to get ready in the morning."
By Sissi Cao
There’s simply no place for the cubicle in today’s modern activity-driven culture.

After 50+ Years of Service, It’s Time to Retire the Cubicle

60 percent of office workers worked in cubicles as late as 2014—it’s time to retire this tired and ill-suited office setup for good.
By Jason McCann
Unsplash/Gilles Lambert

To Increase Productivity, Stop Checking Email After Work Hours

By Francesca Friday
This has to be good for productivity.

Thank You for Your Undivided Attention

By Sunil Rajaraman
A recent study of 65'000 US employees has found exactly how unproductive overtime work is.

New Data Proves Staying Late in the Office Is Pointless

By Krista Krumina
It can be easy to neglect something as simple and straightforward as the idea of just taking time to think.

The Two-Hour Rule: The Genius of Einstein, Darwin and Nietzsche Applied

By Zat Rana
Thomas Edison napped for up to three hours per day.

Why Successful People Spend 10 Hours a Week on ‘Compound Time’

By Michael Simmons
At Saban Media Center on June 5, 2017 in North Hollywood, California.

Don’t Let Aziz Ansari Make You Feel Guilty About Using Your Phone

By Brady Dale
Claude Shannon is the most important genius you’ve never heard of.

10,000 Hours With Claude Shannon: How a Genius Thinks, Works and Lives

By Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
A lot depends on why you care about self-improvement.

What’s the Point of Self-Improvement Anyway?

By Mark Manson
Working with the White House was grueling, but it taught me valuable lessons about the complex nature of politics.

What Working With the White House Taught Me About People and Problems

By Michael Gleason
Robert Greene shares why it’s necessary to embrace loneliness to get through our struggles.

Robert Greene on ‘The 48 Laws of Power,’ Embracing Loneliness, Working With 50 Cent

By Sean Kim
Billionaire Businessman Warren Buffett.

How to Make Decisions Like a President and Budget Time Like a Billionaire

By Sean Kim
Most people I talk to don’t have a reading strategy.

How to Retain More From the Books You Read in Five Simple Steps

By Darius Foroux
New analytical tools promise to measure your performance on the job.

Your Job Performance Will Soon Be Reduced to a Cold Set of Data

By Lisa Schmeiser
Collaboration should be about knocking down obstacles to getting that work done, not the latest video conferencing or chat tool.

Highly Productive Teams Communicate More but Actually Talk Less

By Patrick Tickle
Highly successful people are always open to unexpected opportunities.

The Three Mindsets That Highly Successful People Have

By John Fawkes
Collecting feels like learning, but it isn't.

The Collector’s Fallacy: Why We Gather Things We Don’t Need

By Charles Chu
Productivity is a deeply personal thing.

How to Be More Productive by Working Less

By Mark Manson
Reading for practical reasons has diminishing returns.

Reading 100-Plus Books a Year to ‘Upgrade’ Yourself Is a Complete Waste of Time

By Zat Rana
Declutter your immediate environment.

17 Small Actions That Will Make Your Work Day Incredibly Meaningful

By Thomas Oppong
The point of money is to magnify you.

Six Truths About Money That Are Tripping You Up

By Jane Hwangbo
How can you reduce stress and live on your own terms?

Can You Reduce Stress When Making Important Decisions?

By Matt Hattersley
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