Could a shorter work week be the answer to the UK's productivity problem?

Tap into people's unspoken needs to create breakthrough innovations.

Let’s be honest. When you read this post’s title, you thought it was obvious. Yet, most people don’t follow this simple piece of advice.

Political correctness in the workplace is a prominent and controversial topic in the United States. But surprisingly little research has examined the consequences of engaging in self-censorship to avoid marginalizing or offending others.

Innovations like cloud computing and artificial intelligence are hailed as engines of a coming productivity revival. But a broad payoff across the economy has been elusive.

Small World Rhythm Clocks is a chance to enhance your home. Rhythm clocks have something special that makes them unique and exclusive.

Creativity and productivity are two concepts that are not easy to combine. After all, we think of productivity as something dull, consistent, and stodgy, while creative people are thought to be free-spirited and hard to control. However, by applying principles that allow you to explore your team’s creative talents while focusing on getting things done, you can enjoy a high rate of productivity with creative end results that work.

To-do lists are great, but certain tasks, including long-term projects, often fall through the cracks. Try this instead.

Even many successful people harbor what is commonly called impostor syndrome, a sense of being secretly unworthy and not as capable as others think. First posited by pyschologists in 1978, it is often assumed to be a debilitating problem. But research by an MIT scholar suggests this is not universally true. In workplace settings, at least, those harboring impostor-type concerns tend to compensate for their perceived shortcomings by being good team players with strong social skills, and are often recognized as productive workers by their employers.

Modern science is teaching us that the brain is not static. It changes every day and you can be the one directing that change.

A 5-minute essay about the long term benefits of small (atomic) habits.

Procrastination isn’t shameful or a character flaw. Instead it’s rooted in a very human need: the need to feel competent and worthy, says educator Nic Voge.

I recently discovered a simple step-by-step process that significantly increased my personal productivity and made me happier along the way.

Panasonic has announced plans to offer a four-day workweek to employees in Japan in an effort to improve productivity and attract better workers, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The move comes after the Japanese government made official recommendations to private employers in 2021 that included a shorter workweek.

Last year, Bolt, an ecommerce startup, decided to test out something many people dream of--no more working on Fridays. Or, more specifically, a four-day workweek. Bolt isn't the first company to try such a thing, though it's one of the only examples I could find of a company that has gone all-in on the idea.

The world of event planning has inevitably changed ever since the global pandemic hit. Even though we have vaccines now, we still have to be careful about bigger groups of people meeting in person. Here is how you can plan a successful and safe live event in 2022.

Five minutes of setup now can help you reclaim hours of wasted moments every single week.

If you're having trouble with your productivity, consider finding the root using the 5 Whys technique.

Here’s what industry leaders think about the future of work, from changing office hours to, yes, staying in the meatspace.

A new study lays out a bit of a conundrum in its opening paragraphs. It notes that scientific progress depends on the ability to update what ideas are considered acceptable in light of new evidence. But science itself has produced no shortage of evidence that people are terrible at updating their beliefs and suffer from issues like confirmation bias and motivated reasoning. Since scientists are, in fact, people, the problems with updating beliefs should severely limit science's ability to progress.