Work/Life
Unveiling Productivity: Smart Home Tech Integration
Imagine a home where every device works in concert to create the perfect environment for productivity—a symphony of smart tech at your service.
Work is the New Religion
We work hard & for long hours to reap the benefits that may only be enjoyed occasionally—during strict intervals or whenever they got scheduled in the (sometimes very distant) future: We’re waiting for the weekend, next vacation, or retirement! 🔮
Study Reveals the Top 10 Work Stressors That Are Most Detrimental To Your Health
Professors from Stanford and Harvard Business School reported on the impact of workplace stress on health and healthcare costs. They found the top 10 stressors from work which most frequently contribute to at least 120,000 deaths per year. They are:
Smart Ways to Handle Critics, Haters and Trollers
At some point in your life, you may have gotten an unsolicited comment from someone and felt weird about it. It’s even worse if you have exposed yourself to social media. Everyone has an opinion and expresses it without any hesitation.
5 Effective Ways To Stay Focused While Working From Home
Since 2020, working lives have never been the same anymore, in the blink of an eye, millions of people lost their jobs, switched careers, and found themselves in the new wave of work-from-home culture. This culture poses a lot of challenges for the majority of people.
Discover your top strengths for work and life!
The bestseller Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath centers around the idea that there are 34 common talents as discovered through Gallup's 40 year study of human strengths. This culminated in the Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment which millions have taken for self discovery.
Tiny House Movement : Habitat Fad or Housing Future?
The Tiny House Movement (THM) is trending again in 2022 as rising inflation forces more Americans to seek alternatives to expensive rentals & unaffordable mortgages. Miniature habitats are one viable solution to lower your utility bills & keep day to day living costs reasonable.
Is Sleep Inertia Ruining Your Morning?
Do you find your mood most mornings is low? Are you often angry or irritable immediately upon waking? If the whole process of leaving sleep behind and getting out of bed leaves you unexplainably dazed and fatigued, you might be suffering from sleep inertia.
Quiet with Terrance Lee
Terrance Lee, AKA "the introvert leader" wrote the book "Quiet Voice, Fearless Leader". He helps companies improve their workplace culture. He shared his expertise while discussing the book "Quiet" by Susan Cain on the Book Insights podcast. Here are some of his insights:
Unwinding Time: The Art of Quality Moments
In an age where busyness is a badge of honor, it takes courage to prioritize stillness and the people who make the clock stand still.
I Relax, Therefore I am
Two Latin concepts to help you enjoy deep work sessions (while avoiding burnout or becoming an overworked machine): Otium & Afflatus
Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS)
The scope of novel drug delivery systems (NDDS) is quite broad and encompasses a variety of approaches to deliver drugs in a more targeted and effective manner. The primary goal of NDDS is to improve the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs.
Cal Newport on the problem with workplace productivity
Cal Newport is the best-selling author of “Deep Work” and “Digital Minimalism”. In 2023, he shared new insights on the subject of slow productivity in an interview with NYT writer David Marchese. If you haven’t read all 2,500 words (or don't subscribe), here’s my TL;DR...
"Quiet quitting": a risky trend that's got even more dangerous
A friend of mine said she decided to follow the quiet quitting trend. She will put in minimal effort but continue to work at her company. She felt her company wasn’t valuing her efforts. Other reasons were a lack of good projects, & no promotion. But is there more to this trend?
Myths and Misconceptions about mental health.
Myths and misconceptions regarding mental disorders prevent people from reaching out for help or getting treatment at the right time. Let's bust some myths and learn about the most common misconceptions:
ASMR : Calm Chaos and Boost Productivity with Sensory Brain-gasms
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR for short, is one of the fastest growing genres on YouTube, with over 25 million videos dedicated to activating the curious auditory and tactile spine-tingling sensations also known as brain-gasms.
Quiet Quitting : The TikTok Trend of Slowing Down
With more than 11.3 million jobs available in the US in May 2022, it is definitely an employees market. Trained candidates can demand more from a potential employer; more money, more time off, more respect, and workers can choose which businesses are worth staying loyal to.
The Surprising Link Between Productivity and Happiness.
In the bustling world of deadlines, tasks, and endless to-do lists, one might assume that the pursuit of productivity is solely for professional success. However, what if I told you that the path to productivity is intricately woven into the fabric of happiness?
Elon Musk: Crashing sports cars, shooting rockets, and changing the world
Elon Musk once crashed the world’s fastest car with Peter Thiel in the passenger seat. This indifference to risk allows him to shoot rockets into space and declare war on woke mind virus. Here are my notes on Elon’s risk addiction (and love language) from the new biography:
White Collar Recession: 10 Things To Do When You Lose Your Job
Layoffs have been ramping up in recent months due to a stalling economy, company restructurings, and AI taking jobs. Some are speculating about a “white-collar recession”.
Should your colleagues be your friends?
Most people work 8-10 hrs per day. Given the amount of time we spend at work, we are bound to form relationships. Can these bonds turn into friendships? Let’s analyze:
'Thats Not My Job!' : 4 Ways to Combat Freelance Scope Creep
Most freelancers are familiar with ‘scope creep’ - when responsibilities on a project get blurred or added to without consent. Maybe you were hired to write on a particular topic, & suddenly it’s expected you’ll format blogs, add pictures, citations, or even elements of design.
Does your company allow Moonlighting?
If you work for a company, you might have come across the term Moonlighting. Moonlighting is doing a second job or taking up multiple work assignments with your full-time job. Recently, Wipro fired employees for moonlighting. How big is this issue and should it be controlled?
Does Reading Make You Live Longer? Science Says Yes
Reading books is probably the easiest and most enjoyable form of entertainment we have. Dedicated bibliophiles will attest to the fact that reading leads to a more enriched existence, but could reading lead to a longer life too? Science says yes.
The case for a 4-day week
Henry Ford is often credited for a five-day work week. In 1914, he proposed that moving his car production from six-days to five-days would increase the productivity of workers.