Why people are happiest on weekends—not at work

There’s a reason you’re happiest on weekends By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY JANUARY 12, 2010 It may be no surprise that people are happier on weekends. But research out today looks at the psychology behind that mood boost. Men and women alike feel better —...
On the Nightmarish Service in UK

On the Nightmarish Service in UK

Credit on Hold: ‘Your call is important to us’ and other lies about doing business in today’s world. By Samantha Carney London MARCH 30, 2010 I have been on hold forever when they disconnect me. Now I am holding again, and wracked with anxiety. Will...
Synaptein Newsletter reviews Freedom, Inc.

Synaptein Newsletter reviews Freedom, Inc.

The Self-Management Institute newsletter’s review Freedom, Inc., a collaboration between Brian M. Carney, a member of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board and Isaac Getz, a professor at the top-ranked ESCP Europe Business School, makes a powerful case for...

Wilhelm Röpke on Why Do We Work

A Humane Economist on the Meaning of Work A possibly apocryphal story highlights the key idea of this 20th century German-Swiss economist. Röpke was walking along a road with a famous colleague Ludwig von Mises. Walking by land that was in high demand for residential...