Why the US economy is leading its peers
US economic growth is exceeding that of other G7 countries largely due to high worker productivity.
Productivity
The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one
From Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk, the most successful people in the world share one thing: they allocate time in the day to learning.
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March Madness or management madness? How the NCAA tournament can impact workplace productivity
Welcome to March Madness, when a confluence of non-fans, casual fans, and hardcore fans clutch their brackets and wait -- and in the process, worker productivity becomes secondary.
These companies tried a 4-day workweek. More than a year in, they still love it
Most of the companies in a U.K. trial were so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they've made the four-day workweek permanent.
Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy’s surprising resilience
The result has been an unexpected productivity boom, which helps explain a great economic mystery: How has the world’s largest economy managed to remain so healthy, with brisk growth and low unempl…
Brickit — Build new things from your good old bricks
Brickit is an app that scans your pile of bricks, identifies every piece in it, gives you ideas what to build with them with step-by-step instructions and lets you share the things you make with other enthusiasts.
U.S. productivity jumps in third-quarter at fastest rate in three years
U.S. productivity rose at a 4.7% annual clip in the third quarter, the highest since the third quarter of 2020, the government said Thursday.
Chipotle tests robot that can prepare avocados to make guacamole faster
The Autocado created by Chipotle and Vebu Labs could cut the prep time for the burrito chain's guacamole in half.
4 Day Week Global
Join us as we change the future of work! The 4 Day Week is a reduced-hour working model, which seeks to prioritise working smarter to produce better productivity in less time.
Workers Now Spend Two Full Days a Week on Email and in Meetings
New data shows why it can be so hard to get things done.
Walmart sets its sights on automation as the “year of efficiency” marches forward - Robinhood Snacks
“I’m sorry, Dave”… I might take your job. Walmart said it expects 65% of its stores to be serviced by automated distribution centers by the end...
How mobile phones have changed our brains
The handheld cellphone is 50 years old and has become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. But is it altering the way our brains work?
Goldman Says AI Will Spur US Productivity Jump, Global Growth
The Perks Workers Want Also Make Them More Productive
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid work are as popular as ever. Only 6 percent of employees able to do their jobs remotely …
Wearing an eye mask while sleeping improves memory encoding and makes you more alert the next day
A recent study published in the journal Sleep suggests that the simple act of wearing an eye mask to block out light while sleeping can improve cognitive function the next day. In two experiments, the researchers found that participants who slept with an eye mask showed enhanced episodic memory encoding and alertness the following day. ...
The 4-day workweek gains steams as a perk, after positive results from a large trial - Robinhood Snacks
Thursday’s the new Friday?... The four-day workweek is #trending. Driving the hype: one of the largest trials of a four-day workweek ever conducted....
The UK’s 4-day workweek trial was a success for all involved
If we ace one more short workweek test, boss says we can have a pizza party outside.
A four-day workweek is less stressful — and just as productive
A shorter week improves job satisfaction and doesn’t come at the cost of productivity, according to one study.
U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
The productivity plunge is perplexing, because productivity took off to levels not seen in decades when the pandemic forced the switch to remote work. But that growth spurt was short-lived, even as companies shifted to hybrid models, in part because employees argued that the flexibility helped them work more efficiently.
The Productivity–Pay Gap
The huge gap between rising incomes at the top and stagnating pay for the rest of us shows that workers are no longer benefiting from their rising productivity. Before 1979, worker pay and productivity grew in tandem. But since 1979, productivity has grown eight times faster than typical worker pay (hourly compensation of production/nonsupervisory workers).
Worker Productivity's Steepest Drop in 74 Years: What That Means for the Economy | WSJ - YouTube
In the first quarter of 2022, U.S. worker productivity fell in the steepest drop in 74 years. WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath explains why productivity is central to th...
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The Productivity Pay Gap — Chartr: Data Storytelling
The productivity pay gap. Workers are more efficient than they used to be, but wages haven't kept up. Streaming saturation. How many streaming services are too many? Sonos. If you can't beat 'em...
Why Iceland’s four-day week trial was an ‘overwhelming success’ for people and planet | Euronews
Share of US households using specific technologies
An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.
Jet's Pizza to cut its slices bigger, increases calzone size
Jet's Pizza will start cutting its small and large pizzas into bigger slices, and will increase the size of its Jet's Boats and Deli Boats.
Productivity Is Offseting Wage Gains - The Big Picture
50 Years of Productivity Gains To hear an audio spoken word version of this post, click here. There has been lots of ink spilled on the dangers of rising wages as a source of inflation. The problem with focusing on input costs is that it is incomplete. To fully understand the wage and labor…Read More
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Remains of the Day
The blog and personal website of Eugene Wei