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The Art of Strategic Nothingness

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We hadn’t used phones or computers, listened to music, read books, or written. Only my phone knew how many texts and emails awaited me. Sometimes I even like my phone. When it got stressful, I’d pick it up again. The bell rang. Noble silence ended. We hadn’t even looked at each other in the eye. Hence my tears.

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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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Instead of checking your email or Instagram the moment you wake up, fall into a productive morning routine that helps set the tone for a productive day. If you’re browsing social media or checking emails, that’s not mental recovery—that’s like trying to rest your muscles by doing pushups in between bench presses. Don’t get mad.

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The Benefits Of Commuting (Yes, There Are Some)

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This article was written by M Moser’s Jeni Durksen for Work Design Magazine. For some, a series of email surprises, expensive and time-consuming. Is the wifi fast enough to support Wednesday’s peak traffic, and does the office have enough phone booths and meeting rooms for a mixture of focus and collaborative work?

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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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I set daily alarms on my phone so I wouldn’t forget to sleep, or worse, make the mistake of oversleeping. If I didn’t nap in time, I would lie there forever missing important emails and sacrificing deadlines. I can feel the blue light from my phone threatening my sleep most nights. on weekdays for 30 minutes or less.

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Will The Future Of Work Require Mandatory Time Off?

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Businesses like Goldman Sachs and We Are Rosie are looking into opportunities to ensure employees use their time off — in an effort to help improve productivity and reduce stress. There’s something to be said about time off when everyone is off — no messages or emails come through, and it’s much easier to come back to work!

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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. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. The breakdown of work-life balance.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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She’d made a small on-the-job error, and a library trustee known for her bullying manner sent a reprimand to Fanning’s personal email address, CC’ing it to the entire board. Fanning acknowledged the error, apologized and asked that work emails be sent only to her work address. The stress-reducing power of assertiveness.