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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Although friends often understand gaps in communication, when receiving messages from employers and managers, even after hours, it’s often more difficult to stay away from the phone. Although this may allay anxiety for those work expectations, it likely also promotes strain on relationships and mental health.

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How I Use My Journal to Change My Mindset

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I typically start by silencing my phone, putting it away and taking a few quiet moments to breathe and think. For example, if I’m worried about the instability of freelance work , it doesn’t take long to determine why. This article was published in February 2019 and has been updated. It’s a simple enough habit.

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Will Joining the 5 AM Club Change Your Life?

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For every Hemingway the book uses as an example of an early riser, I counter in my head with Winston Churchill, one of the most prolific writers and human beings, who would write until early in the morning and stay in bed until about 11 a.m. because following Sharma’s plan means my phone stays in another room. You’re a night owl.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

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Important Changes to Know About The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law in December 2022, and it’s collectively referred to as SECURE 2.0 – an update to the SECURE Act from 2019. For example, Congress included the provision of de minimis financial incentives in the SECURE 2.0 How does it do that?

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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. UK recruitment firm, MRL Consulting Group took a different approach, by closing its offices every Friday for a six-month trial in 2019. Global trials. Instead, look at the results.”.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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For example, Flocc London digital consultancy ELSE holds their internal meetings on hard chairs to encourage people to be brief, while at Copenhagen-based IIH Nordic, they use countdown timers to keep meetings short. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018.