work productivity

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AI promised supreme productivity, but it’s actually straining workloads for employees—time spent emailing has doubled, and focused work sessions fell by 9%

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March 13, 2026
LaurenAntonoff
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This CEO has a ‘1950s family structure in reverse’—her husband does the childcare, cooking, and cleaning: ‘I do the making money and paying taxes’

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January 18, 2026
Warren Buffett on the phone
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Gen X CEO uses AI versions of Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett as a ‘fantasy board of directors’ to help him prepare for meetings and performance reviews

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January 13, 2026
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AI

Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer

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January 5, 2026
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Could 2026 be the year of the 4-day workweek? Here’s what top business leaders have predicted about the shift

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January 2, 2026
Jensen Huang
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Hoping AI will give you more work-life balance in 2026? Fortune 500 CEOs warn otherwise

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December 23, 2025
Jeetu Patel gestures
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This Cisco exec’s 7-day weeks and 18-hour days throw his work-life balance out of whack—but he makes two things non-negotiable

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November 30, 2025
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Workplace Culture

B-players are sinking your company because they ‘block talent, slow innovation, and lower the ceiling for everyone around them,’ top recruiter says

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November 24, 2025
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YouTuber Hank Green warns Gen Z that being an influencer isn’t all lazy mornings and free trips: ‘The vast majority of your life is typing’

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October 18, 2025
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These 2 kinds of employees are emerging in the AI-generated ‘workslop’ era—here’s why it may be better to write the email yourself

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October 6, 2025
MasterClass CEO David Rogier
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MasterClass founder says CEOs who are not using AI daily are only 80% as good as their peers—he’s saved an entire day of work thanks to a custom GPT

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October 5, 2025
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‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss

By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa Royle
August 18, 2025
Google’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat
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AI is gutting workforces—and an ex-Google exec says CEOs are too busy ‘celebrating’ their efficiency gains to see they’re next

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August 6, 2025
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban
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Billionaire Mark Cuban reads around 700 emails every day in his quest for near inbox zero—and prefers that to ‘boring’ meetings

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July 23, 2025
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How to know which AI tools are best for your business needs—with examples

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July 15, 2025

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