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Here’s how to protect your time when you keep getting interrupted at work Jane Burnett

Once you put out a fire at work, there always seems to be another one looming around the corner, threatening to steal your time away — yet again. Here’s how to guard your time when you’re dealing with constant interruptions and a full workload. Do this when your talkative coworker keeps stopping by If the … Read More

What to do when you find out your coworker is making more money than you for the same job Monica Torres

If you find out that your coworker is making more money than you for the same job, here’s how to handle your reaction and subsequent potential actions with grace, so that you can hopefully get the raise you ask for or the peace of mind you seek. Read More

When to stay home if you're sick Jane Burnett

With flu season in full swing, when your alarm goes off in the morning and you’re feeling groggy, a common question comes to mind: to work from home, or ignore the symptoms and haul yourself to the office instead? Sometimes, taking it a step further and calling in sick entirely can leave you feeling riddled with … Read More

This is why you make terrible life choices Nir Eyal

‘Learning and understanding how confirmation bias works gives you the opportunity to compensate for its downsides and make more rational decisions.’ … Read More

3 ways to decline a meeting you know you shouldn't be invited to Jane Burnett

If you feel a pang of anxiousness when a dreaded meeting invitation lands in your email inbox, you’re not alone. Here’s how to manage requests for those meetings you know you shouldn’t be invited to. Read More

How to stop sabotaging your career with negativity Jane Burnett

When you’re in the wrong headspace at work (for whatever reason), negativity can slowly creep in and threaten your performance — or at least make the experience a lot harder to get through. Here’s how to keep negative thoughts from ruining your career. Read More

This Google Chrome extension would like to remind you that death awaits us all Jane Burnett

Seize the day, they said. It would be easy, they said. Just kidding. Now, there’s an easier way to potentially make sure that work isn’t your everything. It’s called Memento Mori, a clock without days that counts down on your computer, because as we all know, our time here is limited. Read More

How to talk your employer into letting you work remotely Lindsay Tigar

To get your boss to let you work remotely, follow this advice from remote employees who managed to do it themselves. Read More

The way you email may be turning your coworkers against you Art Markman

The real reason your emails are getting on your coworkers’ nerves has nothing to do with what, how, or when you email — it’s all a matter of human psychology. Here’s why, and what to do about it. Read More

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