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Our unpredictable and overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society.

It’s the quality of time parents spend with their children, not the quantity.

Too many of us expect our jobs to give meaning to our lives. There is a better way.

High-level executives with children have a few advantages over other working parents. But like any other working parent, top executives don't get more than 24 hours in a day. And they can never control the constant demands that come with having kids.

Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.

The business unit was doing well, but the employees were sad. Could data offer a clue?

Here’s how to make the most of it.

We are used to saying yes to please others but it can be harmful not to be more assertive. And imagine what you can do with all that free time

If mothers and fathers speak openly about child-care obligations, their colleagues will adapt.

May Busch

You don’t need to leave town to think about your days of rest in a way that sends you back to work on Monday a happier person.

It’s easy to feel swamped by work and succumb to stress, so some people have decided the answer lies in scheduling their day, minute by minute

It sends a powerful signal.

Jason Fried, cofounder of Basecamp, a Web-based management tool to organize projects and teams, doesn't believe in working more than 40 hours a week.

Daniel Pink

One day a year isn’t much to spend honoring the folks that built everything. One day a year for the more than twenty that died from the heights and in the caissons as they built the Brooklyn …

Indra Nooyi, who will be retiring from her role as CEO of PepsiCo, has been honest about the personal sacrifices that came with the job. Now with retirement on the horizon, were the sacrifices worth it?

The idea of designing your ideal life is very much in vogue these days. And why not? This life is not a dress rehearsal — you’ve got to make the most of it while you can. Problem is — when pressed — most people don’t know what their ideal life looks like. Visions of independent […]

Work can’t be meaningful if we don’t know how to say goodbye.

“Find a way to say YES to things” was the title of the commencement address that Eric Schmidt gave in 2012 at UC Berkeley. The former executive chairman of Google encouraged the graduates to say “yes” to trying new things. Then he told them: “‘Yes’ lets you stand out in a crowd. … Be the one everyone comes to for help, for advice, or just for fun.” While you may say graduates have such a choice of employers in this job market, of course they can say no — but they still will approach their new job with a “yes” attitude.

"I get asked about work-life balance all the time. That's a debilitating phrase because it implies there's a strict trade-off," says Jeff Bezos.

Pinkcasts: short, informal, low-fi videos offering tips, recommendations, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Sent on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

A life spent dutifully responding to emails is a dull one indeed. And “wasted” time is, in fact, highly fulfilling and necessary.

Some people have an uncanny ability to get things done. They keep their nights and weekends sacred and still get more done than people who work 10 or 20 hours more per week than they do.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang noticed that he got more done on sabbatical than at work. His latest book is about the benefits of rest and shorter working days

Americans think busyness signals high social status.

Vacations are essential. Doubly so in this era of the never-ending workweek.