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.

Basecamp is a web-based project management tool, and like so many other software tools and startups before it, the creators of Basecamp made it for themselves. They just needed a decent way to manage projects and collaborations. It just happens that other people want to use it too.

Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours?

Looking back, adults who took time off before or during college say they have no regrets.

An “always available” culture breeds a variety of dysfunctional behaviors.

Cristina Mariani-May, co-chief executive of family-owned Banfi Vintners, jumped right into an unfamiliar sport and learned the value of cross-training.

Time poverty is a problem partly of perception and partly of distribution

No matter what your age, you may, without realizing it, be enjoying the very last chapter of the relationships that matter most to you. Make it count.

The high cost of overwork.

A new Washington Post poll shows how the burden of tending to children is shaping careers.

Research makes a new case for using your paid time off.

Presenting a saner way to prepare for time off.

"It's not all that difficult, folks, to be compassionate when you've been the beneficiary of compassion in your lowest moments," the vice president told Yale graduates in May.

So stop it.

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