What we are reading January 10th.
Just in time for cold and flu season, here are a few stories we are reading this week.
Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?
How to prevent and treat colds, the flu, Covid-19, and more.
Keren Landman
It is cold and flu season. Here are a few practical tips.
What’s Fueling Burnout in Your Organization?
Many people believe burnout is driven by excessive work demands. In fact, it’s driven by a specific type of demand–work that requires too much collaboration between individuals or teams of employees. To reduce this collaboration overload, ask these four questions: Can we reduce structural complexity? Does our workflow make sense? Hasthe profusion of teams spiked employees’ microstress? And have we built a sense of purpose in our employees’ everyday interactions?
Rob Cross,
Micro-stress and forced collaboration. Oh, My!
A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft
Coding has always felt to me like an endlessly deep and rich domain. Now I find myself wanting to write a eulogy for it.
Is artificial intelligence ending coding? No but it is going to change significantly.
LinkedIn Really Is the Best Social Network
Somehow it became Twitter, and Twitter became it.
Scott Nover
LinkedIn became cool because it had a singular mission.
Philosophy majors are smarter than others — and tend to make more money
The writing and reasoning skills that philosophy majors acquire complement the fact that they tend to be smarter than other students.
Scotty Hendricks
Liberal Arts degrees make a difference and are marketable.
Are $18 Big Macs the price of falling inequality?
Even socialists are bristling at the rising cost of fast food.
Eric Levitz
A rising tide? The answer is complicated.
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