Publications
December 3, 2025
WEEKLY REPORT 25-52
LATEST IDENTIFIED WORKPLACE TREND WHICH IMPACTS PRODUCTIVITY & PROFITABILITY IS ‘BOREOUT” – not burnout or occasional boredom, but a chronic condition that can zap motivation, concentration, and leave the worker mentally & emotionally tired out. It’s usually triggered from doing lots of repetitive & menial tasks, or time-filling busywork. A study from American Journal of... Continue
November 29, 2025
WEEKLY REPORT 25-51
‘CONFLICT’ WITH OTHERS IS UNAVOIDABLE AND USUALLY UNENJOYABLE – whether family/ teams/ neighbors/ business-related/ service-providers/ whomever. And, if mishandled, conflict can majorly impact performance & financial results, as well as ruin relationships. But conflict, per se,... Continue
November 19, 2025
Weekly Report 25-50
WITH HOLIDAY PARTY SEASON STARTING, A REMINDER ON HANGOVERS: Latest study on avoiding hangovers is a bust, finding that neither supplements, probiotics or nootropics actually work. Analysis of 21 hangover ‘remedies’ found 2/3 useless and 1/3 with “slim statistical evidence of even very low-quality efficacy. But at least they didn’t make things worse… From plant... Continue
November 12, 2025
Weekly Report 25-49
HOLIDAY TIME USUALLY TAKES A TOLL ON PRODUCTIVITY, much due to “the great Busyness Delusion – a collective hallucination where everyone thinks they’re incredibly busy, but most are just incredibly scattered. We’ve created a culture where being busy has become a badge of honor, with color-coded calendars, productivity apps, and AI tools sorting things left... Continue
November 11, 2025