“The first principle of all action is leisure.” — Aristotle Bertrand Russell was a British …
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Mental Bandwidth Management is the New Time Management
I've always believed that all 40-hour workweeks are not created equal. On the surface, the …
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Why Busyness is the Current Status Symbol (According to Research)
Yesterday's post summarized an important piece of busyness research: “Conspicuous Consumption of …
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Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol (Research Summary)
When it comes to busyness, there's plenty of info online that states the what (we're all busy) and …
Thought Experiment: What if You Only Had a 15-Hour Workweek?
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“Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” by John Maynard Keynes (Essay Summary)
John Maynard Keynes is widely regarded as one of the most influential economists of the 20th …
