Work Developments

• The Best Time of Day to Get Things Done, According to Data
• This Is the Least Productive Time of the Day
• The Concept of Productive Procrastination Is a Myth
• Germany Wants to Scrap the 8-Hour Workday: Here’s What You Should Know
• This Woman Won the Best Job on the Planet
• Dream Job – Squishing…

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What to Do About Misconduct

• What Happens after Men Apologize for Bad Behavior?
• Reconciling Love and Admiration for Men Who Behave Badly
• How to Be a Good Guy in the Office without Avoiding Women Altogether
• How to Flirt Safely (by a Guy Who Is Definitely Not about to Be Fired for Harassment)…

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Exercise in Futility?

• Air Pollution Harm to Unborn Babies May Be Global Health Catastrophe, Warn Doctors
• Pollution Wipes out the Benefits of Exercise, Study Suggests
• Traffic Fumes in City Streets ‘Largely Wipe Out Exercise Benefits for Over-60s’
• Why Office Work Kills People’s Will to Exercise
• Is Your Core Strong Enough to Master the Invisible Box…

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That Time of the Year

• The Year in #MeToo: Read the Post’s Stories about the Movement
• In 90 Years Women Have Made Person of the Year Covers Eight Times
• The Choice
• Person of the Year 2017:TheSilenceBreakers
• ‘MeToo’ Movement Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year…

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Working in Japan

• Stubbornly Resistant to Change, Japan Is Finally Giving in for the Sake of Tourism
• Drone Curbs Overtime in Japan by Blasting Workers with Music
• Japanese Employees Work So Much That Drones Will Soon Intervene
• Japanese Company Prohibits Employees from Smoking on Their Commute to the Office
• I Tried to Take My Child…

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Christmas Turkeys

• Which Is the Greatest City for Christmas: London or Paris?
• Mall Declares War on Infuriating Christmas-Time Slow Walkers
• What’s the Difference Between a Gift and a Present?
• Wearing an Ugly Holiday Sweater Will Score You This Amazing Airline Perk
• Want Priority Boarding On Your Alaska Airlines Flight This Holiday Season? Wear…

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Test of Character 4

• What Your Messy Desk Says about You (It’s a Good Thing)
• Dork or Duder: Which Kids Do Best in Later Life? Personality Quiz
• Are You a ‘Testosterone’ or a ‘Dopamine?’
• How to Tell If You’re an INFJ, the Rarest Personality Type in the World
• Do You Choose Emotions over Logic? Personality…

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Work Study

• We Should All Be Working a Four-Day Week. Here’s Why
• America’s Most Gender-Differentiated Jobs
• These Easy to Read Pie Charts Reveal the Differences Between Men and Women
• Should I Use a Personal Day to Go on a Job Interview?
• Wage Theft ‘Endemic’ Among Exploited Backpackers in Australi…

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Crimes Against Inanity

• India’s Punishment for Plant-Eating Donkeys: Jail Time
• The Doctor Who Signed Patients’ Livers Was Silly, Not Criminal. The Law Is Asinine
• Cafe Owner Banned from Peering Through Rival’s Window
• Australian Government Upholds Dismissal of Sneaky Golfer Who Shielded His Employer-Issued Tracking Device in a Chip Bag
• Man Is Fired after Using …

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Women Continue to Speak Out

• Tom Colicchio’s Open Letter to Male Chefs: ‘Enough Sexist …Talk’
• He’s a Creep, But Wow, What an Artist!
• Women in Tech Warn of More Harassment Allegations to Come
• The Sexist Dinosaurs Aren’t Only on the Prowl in Old Media
• Silence Lifts in Statehouses as Harassment Scandals Bring S…

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Around Japan 7

• Watch Black in Tokyo, a Short Documentary about Living in Japan as a Black Person
• Takayama-Laos Connection (Google Translate)
• Miss Laos 2011 Louknum Posts ‘Japan’ Via Social Media
• Yaoi Fans Rejoice as Shinto Shrine Seemingly Opens Part-Time Positions for Male Shrine Maidens
• Only 36% of Toilets in Pu…

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Tech’s Effects 2

• The Tiny, Passionate Group Battling Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s Grip on US Minds and Wallets
• ‘Siri, What’s the Meaning of Life?’ How My Phone Became My Closest Confidante
• There’s a New Religion Centered around Artificial Intelligence and It Sounds Terrifying
• Protect Net Neutrality and Internet freedom: World W…

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Plane Talk

• Here’s the Right Way to Deal with Armrests on a Plane
• The Best Way to Climb Over a Sleeping Plane Neighbor, If You Dare
• Most Air Travelers Say Taking off Your Shoes Is Okay. An Etiquette Expert Disagrees
• Why Is It So Difficult to Sleep While Sitting Up?
• 12 Hidden Aircraft Features You Probably Didn’t Know Abou…

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Harrassment Claims Spread

• Sexual Harassment Allegations Hit the Restaurant Business
• When Will the ‘Harvey Effect’ Reach Academia?
• Confronting Sexual Harassment in Science
• ‘It’s Hurting Everyone’: The Truth about Sexual Misconduct in the Art World
• 2,000 Women Are Speaking out Against Rampant Sexual Harassment in the Art Worl…

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Take This Job

• The Reason Every Cool Guy Wants to Be a Butcher or a Bartender Now
• Twitter Employee Shuts Down Trump’s Account on Last Day of Work
• ‘Eff You and Goodbye’: How the Bravest Among Us Quit Their Jobs in Style
• Last Laugh: What Did You Do on Your Last Day of Work?
• He Quit JetBlue by Slidin…

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Slices of Life

• What America Is Losing as Its Small Towns Struggle
• Smalltown America Finds Ecstasy at Dollar General
• Photographer’s Spot-On Photo Series Reveals What Women Want from Their Partners
• These Family Photos Don’t Sugarcoat the Everyday Chaos of Parenting
• Photographer Shoots the Same People Going to Work Over 9…

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Mother Tongues

• Naming Your Baby in These Foreign Countries Will Give You a Headache
• Parents around the World All Speak “Motherese” to Their Babies
• 6 Traits All Middle Children Share
• Why Your Kids Might Be Able to See Better If They Play Outdoors More Often
• These Are the Best and Wo…

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Join the Marine?

• Fancy a Career Change? Why Not Become a Professional Mermaid?
• Oceanographer’s Ashes Going to Sea Aboard Rescued Sea Turtle
• Rescued Sea Turtle Will Carry Out British Oceanographer’s Ashes to the Deep in Fitting Tribute
• Whistling While They Work: Cooperative Laguna Dolphin…

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Just Say No to Overwork

• The Desire for Pregnant Japanese Women to Stay Thin Has Far-Reaching Effects on Their Babies’ Kidneys
• This 31-Year-Old Japanese Journalist Died Holding a Phone after Working 159 Hours of Overtime in a Month
• ‘I’m Physically and Mentally Shattered’: TV Reporter Worked Herself to Death
• Japanese Firm Fined Token…

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Isolation Stations

• What’s on US Astronaut’s Wish List after 9 Months in Space?
• Now Hiring: A Hairdresser for an Antarctic Research Station
• Designing a Better Antarctic Base for Science
• After 8 Months of Isolation, Mars Research Team Emerges
• Hopeful Martians Emerge from 8-Month Experiment to Find Earth Horrific as Ever
• ‘Not One Insult’: Briton …

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Hardly Working

• About 40% of ‘Worker’ Ants Just Hang Around, Doing Nothing
• 40% of Worker Ants Are Actually Lazy Slackers, But They Have Their Reasons
• “Work Is Very Important” – Percentage Who Agree
• These Are the Highest Paying Jobs in America Right Now
• By the Numbers: How Americans Spend (More of) Their Money

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