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10 Pieces of Honest Career Advice No One Tells You in Your 30s

In your 30s and 40s, career clarity matters more than titles.

5 Years Into the Remote Work Boom, the Return-to-Office Push Is Stronger Than Ever—Here’s Why

The pandemic ushered in a new way of working remotely, but even companies that initially championed the model are changing their tune.

Using This Method Could Cut Your Email Time in Half

“The average person who masters our technique gets back over 250 hours per year,” says Prasanth Nair, creator of the Stack Method.

Leading a High-Expertise Team? Here’s How to Foster Success

Leadership isn’t about micromanaging—it’s about guiding your team with clear expectations and measurable results.

The 5 Best Companies in America to Work For

If poor workplace conditions are making you contemplate going back on the job market, check out these employers.

Neuroscience Discovered a Clever Trick for Squeezing More Joy Out of Everyday Pleasures

In difficult and uncertain times, it is often impossible to make the larger world less crazy. But you can learn to squeeze more joy out of your everyday life. This is a lesson author Sasha Chapin learned young.

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pete Petersen, 58, who has been looking for work since February 2024 after he was laid off from his corporate job. Petersen spent much of his career in the consumer products healthcare division of a pharmaceutical company.

From smash-proof cases to updates: how to make your smartphone last longer

Modern smartphones have reached a plateau. Each new release makes only small gains, rendering frequent upgrades to new models a waste of time and money. The good news is that smartphones now last a long time: look after yours properly and it could last seven years or more.

Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun?

When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar workers: Over the past few years, they have seen a steeper rise in unemployment than other groups, and slower wage growth.

You're sitting on a million-dollar business idea - and don't even know it

The older I get, the more and more I wonder what Scrooge McDuck did for a living. Clearly, Scrooge knew what he was doing, so if I needed a business idea, I'd copy his strategy.

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I'm a former Google exec who's manipulated people to get what I want. When done right, it's an essential career skill.

After quitting my 18-year career at Google and signing with a top literary agent, I decided to connect with successful authors and learn the ropes from them.

The Long Nap of the Lazy Bureaucrat

In December, the Republican senator Joni Ernst, of Iowa, released a report tauntingly titled “Out of Office: Bureaucrats on the beach and in bubble baths but not in office buildings.

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?

For the millions of Americans who retire each year, stopping work might seem like a well-deserved break. But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including an increased risk of cognitive decline and depression.

‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC

Stephen Sackur makes no bones about it: he is not going willingly. “I don’t want to leave the BBC, because I still think I’ve got a lot to offer,” the HARDtalk presenter tells me. “And I don’t want the programme to be closed, but that argument has been definitively lost.

Masters of None: The Flawed Logic of One-Size-Fits-All Education

In 1968, the educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom developed an instructional strategy that he called “mastery learning.” Bloom based his strategy on a simple idea: Students learn best when they’re allowed to master basic subjects before they tackle more advanced ones.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

10 Pieces of Honest Career Advice No One Tells You in Your 30s

5 Years Into the Remote Work Boom, the Return-to-Office Push Is Stronger Than Ever—Here’s Why

Using This Method Could Cut Your Email Time in Half

Leading a High-Expertise Team? Here’s How to Foster Success

The 5 Best Companies in America to Work For

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Neuroscience Discovered a Clever Trick for Squeezing More Joy Out of Everyday Pleasures

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

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Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun?

You're sitting on a million-dollar business idea - and don't even know it

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I'm a former Google exec who's manipulated people to get what I want. When done right, it's an essential career skill.

The Long Nap of the Lazy Bureaucrat

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?

‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC

Masters of None: The Flawed Logic of One-Size-Fits-All Education

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