#Productivity

At long last, my piece on sexism in research is live at @washingtonpost. (It will be in print on Tuesday.) A brief reporter's notebook follows. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/sexism-science-medbikini/2020/10/23/4ac00e0a-1229-11e
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It’s pretty amazing how much of an impact workplace culture can have on productivity, as well as the more obvious things like mood, energy, etc. Here’s a brief summary of
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China's NPC session is now over, and from an economic policy perspective it is hard not to feel rather disappointed by the whole thing. Somehow I thought unprecedented circumstances would
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8 Powerful Psychology Hacks To Improve Your Concentration. - Thread - 1. Train Your Brain. Spend 15 minutes a day to do any one of the below activities. SudokuChessCrossword puzzlesMemory
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About 11-12 years ago a number of startups and progressive/young tech companies stated offering "unlimited vacation" (UV) to its employees as a perk and largely, a recruiting tool. Since then,
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Our economy is weak and unemployment is high. People are desperate for jobs so they are willing to work for anything.Companies from the US, Europe etc take advantage of this
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New article on youth wages, here’s a TLDR with charts. This is related to stats from the Graduate Tracer Study (GTS), which found majority of grads earned RM1-1.5k in 2020
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Thread: Airbags on Pokies!This week @SydAnglicans Synod passed my motion asking NSW Parliament to implement effective harm minimisation methods to reduce the misery caused by problem gambling, especially via poker
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There’s a hidden emotional cost of entrepreneurship that no one wants to discuss. It’s not glamorous. It won’t make you excited to seek funding or push through long and difficult
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10 ways to keep your Mind in best running conditionThread You know how Powerful your Mind isBut at any given moment, it can process only finite set of thingsSo to
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Three ways I use @todoist filters to defeat procrastination and stay organized.See tasks in a specific view - overdueSee tasks in a unique way - overdue and upcomingSee complex views
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The situation for the Conservative Party is worse than you think. The difficulty lies, however, in explaining how serious it is without falling into the language of hyperbole. So, I
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There are some pretty basic problems with Vance's argument. For one, it's built on the flawed, evidence-free belief that Americans don't produce anything anymore. Let me show you a little
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Literature, in a non-trivial sense, is inherently reactionary at heart. For instance, the great authors and artists of the twentieth century were considered reactionaries - and for good reason. Pound,
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It's not about how many books you read but how you read that determines the benefit you derive from it. If you want to 'expand' your knowledge and weld it
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COVID-19 has shown us what the myths of society are and now they are quickly unraveling. Here's 13 MYTHS THAT COVID IS SHINING ITS LIGHT ON: (1/14): Myth: Owning a
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