Only 15 months ago — March 13, 2020 — COVID-19 became a national emergency in the United States. My assumption at the time was that COVID lockdowns could extend as long as five years, the previous speed record for modern vaccine development, with many millions of deaths — a generational cataclysm. While COVID certainly has... Read More

One person’s attempt to maximize productivity in a time-starved world.

Arches National Park Utah This past year during the COVID pandemic, we switched from international travel to domestic road tripping (necessitated by a house sale), and we gravitated to the National Parks. In total we made 14 visits to six US National Parks between June and October, all in Utah,

Follow the "5-minute-rule," and never procrastinate again.

Think of yourself as a coach.

Millennials born between 1980–85 know how to work across generational divides

Since 1901, the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel has been taking guests to the Grand Canyon. Enjoy entertaining musicians and the antics of cowboy characters.

Companies often assume it just won’t work for them. They’re wrong.

If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it.

More than a year into America’s great remote-work experiment, many companies say productivity has held up or even risen. So why do some bosses think that remote workers aren’t as committed as office dwellers?

Contemplate the incredible vastness of space with this visualization of the size of our Milky Way galaxy.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech pic.twitter.com/tS49JhthvH— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) May 9, 2021

Doing good work isn’t always enough to get ahead.

The reason that so many of us feel like we’re languishing is that we are trying to flourish in terrible conditions.

Lessons from science—and the people who were able to sway Steve Jobs

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year through stroke and heart disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

It’s not fair that work causes burnout, but that makes it even more important to get clear on our own limits.

Learn the difference between being nice and being kind. Then focus on these tactics that will not only help you but benefit everyone around you.

Whether you’re visiting the mechanic or the doctor, you expect to learn and treat the cause of the problem.

Millions of jobs requiring a four-year college degree can be done without that level of education, some corporate leaders say. To address inequalities in business and society, some executives suggest that companies shake up their approach to hiring and consider unconventional candidates.

The science of stamina has advanced to the point where individuals, teams, and whole organizations can, with some straightforward interventions, significantly increase their capacity to get things done.

Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO warns that business failures can occur if personable managers “put on an appearance” of competence.

Balance is a topic that appears frequently in all industries and across our personal and professional lives. There is this societal pressure to find balance between your work and your life, between being a professional and being a parent. When people experience burnout and other stress-related ailments, often blame is aimed at balance and the individual’s inability to find balance in their lives. I remember listening to the Christy Wright podcast and she talked about not balance, but rather a

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It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

Four ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level.

Strategies for engagement

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