Meaningful work gives us a purpose for getting out of bed in the morning. It makes us energized and excited and more productive. And in one study, researchers discovered that people who prioritize meaning over happiness actually end up happier in the long-term. Here’s a collection of our best articles on finding meaning at work.
I’ve had too much on my plate lately. Maybe you know the feeling. It’s my own fault, of course. It’s easy to take on more work. After all, you wanna do your best—push yourself—and the simplest way of pushing yourself to do more is agreeing to do something. Or even more effective—telling someone else you’ll […]
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When you’re overwhelmed, everything feels faster. Everything feels heavier. Unimportant things feel vital. And important things now feel like the end of the world. We’ve all been there, and sometimes, it’s a legitimate feeling. Stressors are real. The stakes can be high, and our lives and jobs can hang in the balance. But if the
It’s not as bad as you think it is Read More »
This one may feel like a bit of a higher concept, but just go with me here. This is a mindset change that helped me reframe my perspective with my own work, and hopefully it will do the same for you. Luckily, it’s actually pretty simple. If you’re like me, and have the freedom to
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We’re all about zen these days. We’re all about cleaner, leaner calendars, and making time to breathe, and walk, and do our yoga routines. And for good reason—that balance, and those types of activities, are objectively positive, and enrich our lives. But sometimes our lives have trouble catching up with our ambitions. We place our
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It’s a shame that so many of us went through school thinking that some people were better at school than others. That some people had better focus than others. Or even that some people were smarter than other people. But the truth is, you’re not “stuck” with the brain you’re given when you’re born. Our
You’re not supposed to be good at focusing out of the gate Read More »
As we work to improve our productivity and output, one element to our process often gets overlooked as a powerful tool for increasing efficiency: the environment where we do our work. It sounds simple. What could possibly matter more to your work than the place where your work happens? And yet, so many of us
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When you like what you do and care about doing it well, it’s easy to get caught in cycles. It’s easy to not stop working, and to feel like that’s the right thing to do. And it’s fun, instead, to go in the other direction, and to look for ways to optimize and supplement and
How to design the most restful possible day off Read More »
Work and rest aren’t competitors. They’re partners. So why is it that so few of us really know how to relax and recharge at the end of the day?
By becoming a digital minimalist, you’re able to rebuild your relationship with technology so that it serves you. Not the other way around.
Creative work is hard enough without the added burden of worrying about whether we should be more productive, orderly, or structured.
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