What would drive thousands of people a year out of jobs they love, or need, with no certainty about whether they will ever be able to come back? If you have parents of a certain age, you might already have guessed the answer. About 600 people a day are giving up their jobs to look…
Our current political moment is defined by a state of paralysis. By refusing to face the reality of a broken economic model, reactionary forces are driving us towards a future based on exclusion, continued deregulation and the scrapping of workers’ rights. Instead of conceding to this “inevitable” race to the bottom, progressive forces of all…
By Tara Swart4 minute ReadYou might think that the impact of aging on the brain is something you can’t do much about. After all, isn’t it an inevitability?To an extent, as we may not be able to rewind the clock and change our levels of higher education or intelligence (both factors that delay the onset…
By Molly Shea—Shine4 minute ReadI have a to-do-list secret: Most of the tasks on my list have been there for days, if not weeks. I’m a pro at dodging what I have to get done.I always thought this was a weird quirk, or a sign that I wasn’t “adulting” right.Turns out, it just means I’m…
An anonymous Manhattan lawyer tells us in Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener of a perplexing turning point in the short story, where Bartleby one day stops following orders and instead responds: “I would prefer not to.” The action is unconscionable, both disobeying orders but also having no clear prompt or reasoning for the sudden change…
Imagine working for an employer who, aware that you’re probably not sleeping enough at night, allows you to down tools and nap as part of your regular work duties – and not just forty winks at your desk, but a restorative snooze in a quiet room. These are some of the measures being used by…
By the time you read this, you may have already resolved to get fit, quit a bad habit, and be an all-around better person in 2019. But experts tell us that few of these resolutions will stick, in part because we humans tend to make sweeping statements rather than real commitments rooted in values, interests,…
As you set your goals for 2019, you may be looking for new strategies to boost your productivity. Perhaps you want to find a way to better manage your email or organize your to-dos on a day-to-day basis. We asked a number of CEOs which apps and tools help them–and their teams–stay on task and…
Name: Sally CallaghanAge: 44Income: £18,000Occupation: Chef Before I had my two children, I worked as a head of advertising for a major news corporation, earning more than £50,000 a year with bonuses. At the time, I bought a one-bed flat in Lewisham, which was £48,900 and then I could more than cover the expenditure. At…
We are at a historical moment where tides can turn quickly to create meaningful, systemic change towards how women are welcomed and represented in the world of business. California recently passed a mandate requiring public companies that are incorporated in the state to have at least one female director by the end of 2019. It’s the…
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