work life balance
Will We Ever Get the Four-Day Work Week?
A 2023 pilot study of the four-day week had overwhelmingly positive results. So why aren’t we all going for it?
How to Smoke Weed at Work
Getting high on the clock is still weirdly taboo. But when you know what you're doing—and what strains to smoke—it's actually pretty chill.
Experts Explain Why You Feel You Can't Say No at Work
Saying yes to everything is often seen as the key to success, but no job is worth losing your sense of self over.
Too Much Free Time Isn’t Actually Bad For You
How we use and think about our leisure matters more than the number of hours.
India Already Had a Toxic Hustle Culture. Then Came the Pandemic.
“A colleague got COVID and lost her voice, but still did a live presentation for her client to meet the deadline and please them.”
'Mindfulness' Isn't the Answer to Our Completely Hellish Workplaces
I would rather quit my job than strive to be “smooth, pleasant, and helpful.”
'Family-Friendly' Occupations for Women Are a Myth
A New York Times story pushed medicine as the ideal career for women. A closer look at data shows "better work-life balance" is actually "choosing careers that require fewer hours" and "still relatively less pay."
The Gig Economy Blurs the Line Between Work and Fun for Freelancers
When coworking spaces offer night-time social events and other freelancers invite you to “laptop pedicures,” it’s hard to know where the work ends and the socializing begins.
This Politician Wants New Yorkers to Have the 'Right to Disconnect'
New York councilman Rafael Espinal introduced a new bill yesterday to stop after work emails and texts.
You Need to Watch All The Films, Hang Out on a Rooftop, Go to a Festival About #Life and So Much More This Weekend
But if you'd rather catch up on sleep all weekend, we won't judge you.
Japan’s Trying to Stem Its Death By Overwork Trend, But Few Are Buying It
The program has many in Japan wondering if the government is serious about changing the national work culture and improving work-life balance — or simply staging an easy publicity stunt.