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‘Meeting hangovers’ are draining your team. Here’s how to cure them
Exhaustion. Mental fatigue. Difficulty concentrating. Irritability. Dreading your next calendar appointment. Nobody likes showing up to work with a hangover. But these days, you don’t need a long night...
‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 will make you think differently about plane crashes—and standing up to your boss
Nathan Fielder’s comedy can feel like watching a slow-motion plane crash. On semi-scripted shows such as Nathan for You and The Rehearsal, the comedian makes real people squirm with...
No, you do not really need $1.26 million to retire
Every few months, there’s a new story or study or think piece on the exact dollar amount needed to afford retirement. The most recent is Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning...
Why using shorthand like ‘thx’ and ‘k’ in texting is hurting your relationships
My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz”—truncated, cryptic, and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself second-guessing whether “gr8”...
What’s open and closed on Easter Sunday? Grocery stores, Walmart, Target, pharmacies, more
The Easter holiday is celebrated by billions of Christians around the world. But even if you are not partaking in the festivities, store closures or reduced store hours might...
Nuclear power is booming. Where will we put the waste?
Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at more than 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades,...
How leaders can build a culture of wellness that actually works
Patricia Grabarek and Katina Sawyer are cofounders of Workr Beeing, where they help clients create thriving workplace environments. They are both industrial/organizational psychologists. Patricia has a background in consulting...
First impressions in job interviews hurt candidates with autism. Here’s how employers can fix that
First impressions matter—they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as...
South Florida gets its drinking water from the Everglades—but it’s increasingly under threa
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water...
Employees with the ‘Sunday scaries’? Here’s how to get your workforce excited about work
We all know the “Sunday scaries”—that creeping anxiety as the weekend winds down. But what you might not realize is that leaders experience it too. As a CEO, I’ve...
