Doing your absolute best on every project sounds great, until you consider the opportunity cost. Here's what you should do instead. Our Obsession With Working Hard Is Ruining Our Productivity Hard ...

It’s no surprise that the virtue of hard work is an incredibly personal and important characteristic. Whether it’s hard work to overcome financial struggle, find success in the corporate world, or ...

Hard work has been romanticized since corporations existed. In the business world, idioms about how sleep is for the weak or how no amount of talent can supersede hard work were doled out for decades.

Working hard has always been seen as the recipe for success. But in today’s world, effort alone doesn’t always deliver the results you expect. Other factors like timing, privilege, and strategy now ...

Every person should work hard for a few months, years, or even decades at some point in their lives. But it's not for the commonly propagated reasons like power or money. Those might be the wrong ...

Hard work is undoubtedly a strength overall. The personality trait it is most closely linked to is conscientiousness, which is associated with a variety of positive life outcomes, including work ...

Despite putting in long hours and giving their all, a growing number of people feel stuck, undervalued, or that their efforts aren't yielding the expected rewards. This isn't about laziness or a lack ...

In the pursuit of a high-earning career, the value of hard work cannot be overstated. Whether you’re tackling a challenging project, aiming for a promotion, or simply trying to stay ahead of your ...

So what are the unspoken rules of work? If hard work alone isn’t what matters, what does? And is there a way to shift what we value and make things more fair? On the latest episode of The New Way We ...

Whenever a difficult and worthwhile pursuit is undertaken, an ethic emerges. If a goal is valuable, sacrifices are made to achieve it, delaying gratification. The ethic manifests such that the ...

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 work ...

As I glance at our society today in 2022, I can’t help but notice something I’d like to share with other business owners, entrepreneurs and hustlers. It seems like everyone is a “boss” and every ...