It is not just because they are tired and tied to impossible schedules. A new study suggests night owls experience less support from friends and familyName: Night owls.Age: They come in all ages. Continue reading…
勤務時間外に届く「仕事の通知」から生活を守るために、いま変更すべき3つの設定
在宅でのリモートワークが日常になった人も多いが、仕事とそれ以外との境界線が曖昧になったという声も少なくない。原因のひとつが、勤務時間外に届く「仕事の通知」だろう。そこで、仕事に使うアプリや端末の設定を変えることで、こうした通知から身を守るための3つのステップを伝授する。
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“受信トレイの恐怖”から、いかに逃れるか? メールとの正しい付き合い方を考える
受信箱に大量にたまっていくメールへの対応に苦労している人は少なくないだろう。この対処法を研究者が8つの研究を通じて模索したところ、ある答えにたどり着いた。
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When I Work, an messaging app that lets shift-based teams schedule work and more, raises $200M
Hourly workers make up abut 55% of the working world, yet when it comes to tech built for the world of work, their so-called knowledge worker counterparts dominate the space. Today, an app built specifically to address the needs of the former is announcing a big round of funding — underscoring both the evolving landscape […]
Routine is a new productivity app that combines task management and notes
Meet Routine, a new startup working on a productivity tool that should help you manage your work day more efficiently. It’s a brand new take on to-do lists as it combines both tasks, non-actionable notes and a daily planner. The two co-founders of Routine are Julien Quintard and Quentin Hocquet, two French entrepreneurs who previously […]
Hera is a new calendar app for people with a lot of virtual meetings
Meet Hera, a new calendar app that wants to turn the calendar into the main work interface. Hera helps you schedule meetings more easily with natural language processing and lets you share availabilities in an email or any messaging app. The startup is also going to build integrations with your other work tools so that […]
work expectations that that go beyond my scholarly productivity
Roundtable on Academic Ableism. A discussion from Kayden, Krystal, Cait, Nicole of Disabled in Grad School (Oct 2020). Transcript.
Does the UK have a wage problem?
Business leaders have hit back at Boris Johnson over claims they allowed Britain to become a low-wage and low-skilled economyBritain’s businesses stand accused of allowing the UK to become a low-wage, low-skilled and low-productivity economy bedevilled…
It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile
Enough with the GDP — it’s time to measure genuine progress – “Unlike GDP, the Genuine Progress Indicator is designed to measure economic performance from the perspective of ordinary American households, not corporations or Wall Street investors.”[1,2]…
How ‘The Karate Kid’ Ruined The Modern World
“We have a vague idea in our head of the “price” of certain accomplishments, how difficult it should be to get a degree, or succeed at a job, or stay in shape, or raise a kid, or build a house. And that vague idea is almost always catastrophically wron…