The truth is, work, and the rest of the “real world,” isn’t a meritocracy. The most hard-working—and even the smartest or most-talented—people aren’t always the ones who end up in power.

There are few things better for us than regular rest. Whether it's breaks during the day, hobbies that take our mind off work, weekly sabbaths or annual vacations, routines that layer periods of ...

For example, when traveling to Estonia, I set aside 7-10 p.m. local time to do my work with my colleagues back in the United States. This allowed me to explore castles, hike in the woods and ...

Richer Americans work long hours in pursuit of “the good life” that’s perpetually just beyond their grasp. All of this tedious work is a waste of our precious time and resources.

What it means is working more efficiently, and to work more efficiently — to bring our best to work — we have to have time to recover. So there's a lot of good scientific backing for those ...

The work will keep coming. But you only have today to exercise. • Find work-life balance. Make sure you’re taking time to enjoy your hobbies and spend quality time with your family and friends.

This student, like many I teach, believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. It’s a mentality verging on invincibility: a sense that all-nighters ...

People can work so intensely in the period leading up to being offline that they need, well, a vacation to recover from it. The pre-vacation period doesn’t have to play out like this.