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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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A 2018 article published in the Labor Law Journal looked at the legal implications of working after-hours, discussing how smartphones give employees easy access to their work emails at all hours of the day. Although this may allay anxiety for those work expectations, it likely also promotes strain on relationships and mental health.

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How to Mindfully Take Time Off Work—And Ultimately Increase Your Productivity

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A 2021 study by the World Health Organization discovered “working 55 hours or more a week was associated with a 35% higher risk of stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from heart disease than a workweek of 35 to 40 hours.” Business leaders weigh in on how they mindfully take time off and come back to work feeling rejuvenated.

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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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Business leaders, then, must think about whether their workplaces are conducive to employee happiness and health. Taking time away from work is also essential to mental health and wellness, something that VAs have helped with at East End Taste , a Hamptons-based online publication covering food and sustainable travel.

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Mass Zoom Firings And Bot-automated Layoffs: Is This The Future Of Work?

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Perhaps one of the worst things a company can do is blindside their workers and conduct layoffs through an email or mass Zoom meeting. . The Better.com CEO laid off 900 employees over Zoom last Christmas, and Carvana let 2,500 workers go during group Zoom calls and some via email six months later. “My heart just sank.

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4 Challenges in Navigating Remote Work Layoffs

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The four key challenges of remote work layoffs are impersonal emails, legal requirements, returning equipment, and difficulties assessing performance. You’re less likely to be trashed in the media for impersonal layoffs if you’re not a big company, unless of course your email is completely tone-deaf.

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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A more recent study (2021) published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that afternoon naps improve cognition. I set daily alarms on my phone so I wouldn’t forget to sleep, or worse, make the mistake of oversleeping. I can feel the blue light from my phone threatening my sleep most nights.

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Reminder: Whenever you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else

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But in the last year, as the pandemic radically reoriented so many parts of everybody’s lives, I was reminded painfully of what economists call “opportunity costs” I’ve always been productive and disciplined, so I was under the impression that even with all my traveling and various projects, I wasn’t suffering much for it.

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