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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 2019 study of a Swiss population found that people who napped once or twice weekly had fewer cardiovascular issues. 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. Don’t follow my lead, though.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

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The benefits aren’t as good It differs from company to company, but basic employee benefits can cover everything from childcare leave to medical costs. Suggested fix Unexpected costs are great reasons to keep an eye on your pipeline and to maintain rate integrity. Just remember that phone of yours does have silent mode.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

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Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. Autonomy research found that a 30-hour week in Germany’s public sector is not just desirable for worker wellbeing and for reducing the costs of burn out and presenteeism but could create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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