The concept of the average schmoe working from home first found a footing in reality in 1979, well before Slack invaded our lives. Writing in The Atlantic a few years back, Jerry Useem explained that the initial reasoning for allowing some employees to do this was simply...
You’re no doubt already familiar with the ways stress can ruin your mental health, career and relationships, but how does it manage to kick the crap out of your heart muscles, too? “Researchers aren’t 100 percent certain yet exactly about that answer,” says Dr. Jennifer Sumner, a...
There’s a shortcut for everything — even cleaning. Case in point: Tossing your dirty stuff in the dishwasher or the freezer is the equivalent of giving it a hand wash and detail, according to Debra Johnson of Merry Maids. Here’s how it’s done… Everything You Can Clean...
I like to think I eat pretty well: My girlfriend and I typically cook our own meals, which usually include a decent amount of fruits and vegetables. Because I don’t eat too much crap, I’m on the lean side — for an American, in fact, I would...
In my early twenties, I lived alone in a dark, dank garden apartment in the heart of Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. I was convinced a long-ago tenant died in it and still haunted the place; why else would the rent be so cheap? And if that were...
Remember when stuff actually came with an airline ticket besides the seat, seatbelt, free magazine, a tiny bit of legroom and a pantomimed emergency demonstration? How spoiled we were, complaining about a mediocre free meal! Along with all the other charges, almost every major airline now makes...
This is how I tell someone that their fly is unzipped: “Hey man, are you afraid of heights? No? Well, your fly is.” It’s childish and dumb, but it’s my way of treating the otherwise awkward exchange between myself and another man (it’s usually, if not always,...
Phones and computers are the ultimate companions: They connect us with our friends and family; they provide endless streams of entertainment; they supply… well, you know, when you’re feeling a little lonely. But despite their limitless devotion to our every need and want, we treat them like...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? Sick of condescending fashion articles telling you why you need to buy $200 T-shirts? Just want to know how to look, well, good? We feel you. Welcome to...
Congratulations, cog! You’ve just been ostensibly gifted with every corporate minnow’s dream: You get to work from home and decide which hours you want to work and which hours you don’t. You’re your own boss now! Lol, just kidding, everything is terrible, including this seemingly pleasant new...
The term “silent treatment,” chillingly, comes from 19th-century prison reform. Instead of physical punishment or grueling work, which was believed to do nothing to truly alter the character of the criminal, prisoners would no longer be allowed to speak to each other and rarely be spoken to. They’d be...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. Don’t fret: With some advice from menswear blogger Jessica Chance, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’ll...