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A Cure for America’s Loneliness Epidemic May Be Intergenerational Workplace Friendships

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the United States finds itself in the midst of another public health crisis.

Using This Method Could Cut Your Email Time in Half

“The average person who masters our technique gets back over 250 hours per year,” says Prasanth Nair, creator of the Stack Method.

Gen Z’s Career Apocalypse

Between tech layoffs and DOGE cuts, college students are running out of job prospects — and it could haunt them for years to come

The Career Glow-Down: Why We Now Choose Peace Over Promotions

Young people aren’t lacking in ambition. They’ve just found a different way to be happy – descending the career ladder. They’re doing OK

How You Might Be Sabotaging Yourself When You Negotiate

Whether you’re hammering out a job offer or discussing a partnership, here are the negotiation tips you should keep in mind.

If You’re Known for These 5 Habits, Your Leadership Skills Are Off the Charts

Business is more unpredictable than ever, and it’s hitting leaders hard. More than half (57 percent) of executives say their companies faced serious disruption last year—way up from the year before. Employees are also checking out—engagement is at a 10-year low.

Why Great Storytellers Find Life More Meaningful

King Shahryar, betrayed by his wife, decides to marry a new woman each night and have her executed by morning to ensure he is never deceived again. When Scheherazade volunteers to marry the king, she outsmarts him.

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?

For the millions of Americans who retire each year, stopping work might seem like a well-deserved break. But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including an increased risk of cognitive decline and depression.

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pete Petersen, 58, who has been looking for work since February 2024 after he was laid off from his corporate job. Petersen spent much of his career in the consumer products healthcare division of a pharmaceutical company.

'They've radicalized me': Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work

President Donald Trump has long warned about an entrenched “deep state” of malevolent bureaucrats working to thwart his agenda.

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The Long Nap of the Lazy Bureaucrat

In December, the Republican senator Joni Ernst, of Iowa, released a report tauntingly titled “Out of Office: Bureaucrats on the beach and in bubble baths but not in office buildings.

Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun?

When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar workers: Over the past few years, they have seen a steeper rise in unemployment than other groups, and slower wage growth.

‘I know what it is to go down the rabbit hole’: the male coaches pulling young men back from the edge

“Dead inside. Those were the words that were thrown at me in my 20s … It wasn’t even an insult. It was just who I was.” The man speaking has a handsome, sensitive face. His eyes look soulful – not like those of someone dead inside.

Use These Room-by-Room Checklists to Spring Clean Your Entire Home

Lifehacker’s Ultimate Guide to Spring Cleaning is here to help you whip your home into shape, clean more efficiently, and make organizing less of a chore. Sometimes the trickiest part of cleaning is knowing where to start—and, once you've started, where to go from there.

Former USAID employees are still stuck with their work devices

After DOGE demolished USAID, the Trump administration has yet to collect work laptops and phones that could expose sensitive information. After DOGE demolished USAID, the Trump administration has yet to collect work laptops and phones that could expose sensitive information.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

A Cure for America’s Loneliness Epidemic May Be Intergenerational Workplace Friendships

Using This Method Could Cut Your Email Time in Half

Gen Z’s Career Apocalypse

The Career Glow-Down: Why We Now Choose Peace Over Promotions

How You Might Be Sabotaging Yourself When You Negotiate

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If You’re Known for These 5 Habits, Your Leadership Skills Are Off the Charts

Why Great Storytellers Find Life More Meaningful

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

'They've radicalized me': Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work

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The Long Nap of the Lazy Bureaucrat

Has the Decline of Knowledge Work Begun?

‘I know what it is to go down the rabbit hole’: the male coaches pulling young men back from the edge

Use These Room-by-Room Checklists to Spring Clean Your Entire Home

Former USAID employees are still stuck with their work devices

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