What is one thing most successful people have in common? They get up extra early and make the most of the morning.

Automation will continue to transform the global workforce, but taking an active role in that process will help us reduce the damages and increase the gains, finds Rachel Nuwer.

‘Dark stores’ are the massive facilities behind online commerce – but members of the public aren’t allowed in. How do they work? Chris Baraniuk finds out on a behind-the-scenes tour.

But while the on-demand economy has not appeared in government labor statistics—yet—that does not mean that it is not having an impact on people’s livelihoods. The rise of the gig economy is part of a wider trend that Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker has noted of risk being shifted from employers onto the backs of workers. New technologies have only accelerated this shift.

The idea that particular individuals drive history has long been discredited. Yet it persists in the tech industry, obscuring some of the fundamental factors in innovation.

Extraordinary time managers have a radical focus on priorities over perfection, and get more done than the rest of us.

Oftentimes we have innumerable distractions at work competing for our attention. Luckily, music can help put us back on a more productive track. Studies out of the University of Birmingham, England, show that music is effective in raising efficiency in repetitive work - so if you’re mindlessly checking email or filling out a spreadsheet, adding some tunes will make your task go by that much faster.

What does it take to devote your life to a work goal with such a long time horizon you might never reach it in your lifetime?

I guess it was about a year ago when I decided to give org-mode another go; I had used it before but hadn’t been able to quite wrap my head …

Rather than focusing on the immediate task, think about the overall outcome that this task will lead you toward. It's much easier to get excited about the ultimate outcome and see how today's task ladders up to your desired result.

Sir Richard Branson may be the most high-profile advocate of unlimited vacation days, but he's far from the only entrepreneur entranced by the idea. His announcement last fall of the new policy for some employees at Virgin set off a flurry of press coverage of other firms that were succeeding with similar policies (as well as a few pieces offering skeptical pushback).

Got a project? GigJam lets you share information on the flyand hide what's privateon computers, tablets, and phones.

Though Duggan and other critics claim disability insurance reduces employment, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program creates strong incentives for beneficiaries to stay in, or return to, the workforce. Beneficiaries are allowed to earn up to $1090 a month (the current threshold for “substantial gainful activity”) with no reduction in benefits.

We all know how the saying goes about giving someone a fish and teaching someone to fish. But what happens when we build a robot to fish? Do we all starve or do we all eat?

In an interview yesterday with the Union Leader, Jeb Bush committed an act of honesty. Asked to explain his economic program, Bush explained his goal of precipitating unprecedented economic growth, which, as he put it, “means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families.”

Something I like to read before I go to bed. It helps me have the willpower to get up early to meet the demands of the day.

Sometimes multitasking or wasting too much time on unimportant details can have a significant impact on your ability to manage time in an efficient way

How do you thrive in today's companies? Margaret Heffernan's advice is to invest time in getting to know people and ask for their help.

We work long hours and rarely take enough breaks for our own well-being or for our productivity. Let's explore the types of breaks we should be taking.

You can choose to wake up ten minutes late, or you may decide to watch another 40-minute episode of Walking Dead. Either way, time doesn’t give a shit.