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More Companies Are Adopting Sensory-Friendly Practices—Here’s How Your Business Can Follow Suit 

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There can be large, crowded rooms full of cubicles and equipment, disturbing fluorescent lighting and bombardment with a wide variety of noises—coupled with less access to sensory-friendly resources and environments. It definitely doesn’t make them want to take their time perusing the racks for their next purchase.

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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

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between 2010 and 2019 to 3.3% between 2010 and 2019 to a decline of 2.6% Optimizing Telecommuting Productivity To fully harness remote work benefits, businesses must equip employees with appropriate tools and resources, including technology for remote work, such as laptops, internet access, and collaboration tools.

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Rethinking Work Perks: 5 Things Employees Want More Than ‘Fun’ At Work

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Benefits shouldn’t be just a tool for recruitment; they are a way to retain employees and increase the stability/health of an organization,” says Kate Lamb, an account executive for a public relations firm. With wellness being such a personalized experience, having a stipend opens up access to people who might not go to the gym.

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Episode 516: Nir Eyal Talks About Mastering Focus By Being Indistractable

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In this episode, originally released in October 2019 , I sit down with Nir Eyal. With his unique blend of research-backed insights and personal anecdotes, Nir provides listeners with the tools to take control of their attention and, by extension, their lives.

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The Meeting Room Of The Future

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If you had told us in 2019 that meeting rooms needed advanced tech to enable remote teams and onsite teams to work together, we may have said, “maybe for some companies, but most teams don’t need all that…”. Other things you can do include making use of built-in security tools such as password-protected meeting rooms and waiting rooms.

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24/7 darkness, polar bears and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work

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That’s exactly what Alfred Wenger Institute photographer Esther Horvath braved in 2019 in order to document the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) — the largest polar expedition in history. The groups talk together, and we all work together.”.

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The EU is giving citizens the “right to repair” electronics — here’s what that could mean for the world

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Manufacturers of washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators and monitors will have to ensure that components are replaceable with common tools. The French government is also promoting modular product design and is aiming to have 60 percent of electronic equipment in France be repairable by 2026. .

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