“The 4-day week in a pandemic world: resilience, work-life balance, and the future of work”
This Friday at 1500 GMT (0700 US Pacific, 1000 US Eastern), I'm giving a talk to the Design Business Association's London chapter about "The 4-day week in a
The Atlantic: Making the case for reopening with a 4-day week
In today's Atlantic I have an essay arguing for reopening businesses on a 4-day week. The argument has two parts. First, offices have proved to be a significant
Estonia tries lost time as a fine for speeding
My house is on the edge of a major freeway exit and street that is regularly clogged with traffic in the mornings. (I'm in Silicon Valley, a couple
Visit to Cockroach Labs
On Tuesday I went to New York to meet with SHORTER'S American editor and publicity team about the release of the book. (Fortunately, events like the UK general
Creative professionals are overworked (surprise!)
According to Fast Company, A new survey suggests creative professionals are being asked to do more work in less time–and it’s taking a toll. The survey found that
The “Think Differently About Kids” letter
JANA Partners and Calstrs have published a pretty amazing open letter calling for Apple to rethink its design of its products, with the aim of making them less
Muhlenhaupt + Company reimagines REST
Design by "Naz" Luzzi Castro One of the best things about REST is that it's attracted some great, engaged readers. Some of them really like the
The flat, non-distracting doorways of the new Apple spaceship
Having written so much in REST and on this blog about the creative power of walks, I was struck by this detail in Julia Love’s Reuters article about
The Internet of Things is just another way to distract you
One of the things you always, and I mean always, hear about Internet of Things and smart home devices is that they “just work.” They’re all like these
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