A new French study shows people who regularly work ten-hour days have a 29% greater risk of having a stroke than their peers. Long hours also affect your relationships, sleep and mental health.
In today’s digital age, we’re losing the ability to switch off from our work.
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Has anyone close to you asked you to cut down on your work? Do you feel guilty that you're not spending enough time with your friends, family or even yourself? It might be time for change.
The floor scrubber of the year 2000, as seen from the 19th century, complete with attendant human.
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A common theme from science fiction is a vision of a world where humans do less work and machines do more. Why have we not yet reached that point?
In a country consistently rated as one of the world’s most liveable, we’ve somehow developed a deadly disregard toward our own welfare.
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In many of the workplaces I visit as a neuroscientist, stressed workers behave much like addicted lab rats. But you don't have to quit the rat race to start feeling better at work.
No amount of yoga will save us from the effects of overwork.
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