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- Bonjour Laziness: Jumping Off the Corporate Ladder – Corinne Maier
- Death By PowerPoint – Michael Flocker
- Downshifting: How to Work Less and Enjoy Life More – John D. Drake
- Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs
- How to Be Idle – Tom Hodgkinson
- Job Hopper – Ayun Halliday
- Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job – Dennis W. Bakke
- My Job, My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual – Al Gini
- Never Get a "Real" Job – Scott Gerber
- Nickel and Dimed – Barbara Ehrenreich
- No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and Its Hidden Costs – Andrew Ross
- Scratch Beginnings – Adam Shepard
- Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America – John de Graaf
- The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary – Mark Sanborn
- The Future of Success: Working and Living in the New Economy – Robert B. Reich
- The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure – Juliet Schor
- The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work – Joanne B. Ciulla
- The Working Poor : Invisible n America – David K. Shipler
- White-Collar Sweatshop THE DETERIORATION OF WORK AND ITS REWARDS IN CORPORATE AMERICA – Jill Andresky Fraser
- Work to Live – Joe Robinson
- Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do – STUDS TERKEL
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Temporary Phone Numbers = Permanent Hit…
From the site “Burner is a slick mobile app that makes it easy, safe, and fun to get disposable phone numbers you can share or post, and use for voice or SMS, for short-term purposes — without giving out a … Continue reading
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Fast Company: The Case for the 21-Hour Workweek to Save the World
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679111/the-case-for-a-21-hour-work-week Interesting article in fast company. A portion of the article suggest that if we were working less, there would be less consumption, and if across the board, could increase everyone’s overall satisfaction and help protect the worlds natural resources. … Continue reading
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The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King
http://the99percent.com/tips/7025/The-Resume-Is-Dead-The-Bio-Is-King?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=ALL&utm_campaign=MIH+June+%2711
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News: Mobile phones could be charged by the power of speech
TALK about doing two things at the same time!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8500161/Mobile-phones-could-be-charged-by-the-power-of-speech.html
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Syzygy: This is what media looks like in the not-so-distant future… awesome.
This is what media looks like in the not so distant future… awesome. i just hope we put as much energy into real journalism! By the time this thing is launched we might be getting world news from TMZ. lab.syzygy.de
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The Richards Group Will Pay You to Sleep on the Job
http://adage.com/article/adages/ad-agency-creates-nap-rooms-employees/227475/ A little extra space in your agency? Perhaps you should follow Stan Richards’ lead and convert it into sleep zones. According to a story at TH Online, the founder of the Richards Group has transformed four walk-in-closet-size spaces into … Continue reading
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New “Gigwalk” App – Get paid for small tasks while you explore the world…
Gigwalk is a new app that ask users to perform small tasks at retail and service locations to document the quality of service or of presentation. On a recent poke around San Francisco I could do a variety of tasks … Continue reading
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Mashable: Is Working From Home Becoming the Norm?
New stats on Work From Home. The trend continues to rise… http://mashable.com/2011/04/05/wfh-survey/
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Virtual Contractors for the Future!
Many sites are popping up offering virtual assistants in India, the Phillipines, etc. I’ve been using oDesk for some of my admin work. It’s great. It took a little work to find the right person but it’s now working fine … Continue reading
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