Work And Play
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Will the four-day week work? Five reasons why it won’t
Advocates claim it will raise productivity, improve work-life balance and happiness levels, and reduce unemployment.
Wim Naudé, The Conversation
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Laziness can be productive. You just need to put some work into it
Writers and tech magnets are increasingly using idleness to take a break from work schedules and reorient themselves to being more productive.
Neel Burton, Aeon
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If you want to be successful at work, start by being happy
Positive emotions are predictors of later achievement and earnings, show studies.
Lisa C Walsh, Aeon
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why some people find it so hard to manage their time when working from home and what to do about it
Managing our time means managing ourselves.
Sue Kegerreis, The Conversation
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How Swedish literature reflects the benefits of a shorter working day
There’s a word in Swedish, 'lagom', that can be roughly translated as: 'Not too much, not too little, just right'.
BJ Epstein, The Conversation
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Indian migrant labourers visiting Singapore's casinos are causing disquiet
In 2010, when the city-state lifted a ban on gambling and exempted foreigners from the hefty entrance fee that citizens must pay, it probably expected to attract wealthy tourists.
Suruchi Mazumdar
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’