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’Severance’: What the Hit Show Can Teach Us About Cyber Security and Human Risk

’Severance’ is a cautionary tale of what happens when we try to eliminate cybersecurity threats without understanding people.

Your Boss Thrives on Chaos. Here’s How to Protect Your Energy.

Some leaders don’t just respond to crises—they thrive in chaos, rushing in to save the day, often from problems they unknowingly created.

No, You’re Not Fine Just the Way You Are: Time to Quit Your Pointless Job, Become Morally Ambitious and Change the World

Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent. There are millions of people around the world who could help make the world a better place, but don’t.

‘Polyworking’ Is Gen-Z’s Answer to Surviving a Fraught Job Market

The rising career trend is helping boost incomes, but at what cost?

Is It Even Worth It to Become a Doctor or Lawyer Anymore?

Attacks on prestige law firms are forcing white-collar millennials to renegotiate the deals they’ve made with bosses and themselves. It could get ugly.

Forget push-ups — I'm a personal trainer and here's 3 ways to build upper-body strength and mobility using downward dog

Whether boosting mobility or building upper-body strength, you can use downward-facing dog to your advantage. Down dog, a staple yoga exercise, primarily stretches the upper back, chest, abdomen and shoulders while opening up the muscles along your posterior chain, including the hamstrings.

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

Since President Donald Trump mandated that remote and partially remote federal workers all must return to their offices, thousands of employees across the country have been figuring out how to navigate new commutes, seating arrangements, and a lack of supplies as basic as toilet paper and legal pads

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pete Petersen, 58, who has been looking for work since February 2024 after he was laid off from his corporate job. Petersen spent much of his career in the consumer products healthcare division of a pharmaceutical company.

Bungie’s slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd

The makers of Halo and Destiny are holding a closed alpha test of Marathon later this month. The makers of Halo and Destiny are holding a closed alpha test of Marathon later this month.

The Problem With Abe Lincoln’s Face

The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here.

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Surveillance is in, perks out. Bosses have dropped their masks, but gen Z is fighting back

Almost any workplace study in the last decade will tell you that the death of productivity – and the death of profits – is a direct result of having miserable, overworked and micromanaged employees.

I'm the CEO of a clothing brand that makes 100% of our apparel in America. Trump's tariffs are too chaotic to help me.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Eva Kuhle, the CEO and designer of Epaulet, a Los Angeles-based menswear brand that manufactures all its products in the US. The following has been edited for length and clarity. We opened Epaulet in 2008. I'm the owner and founder.

I’m a decision coach who’s worked with over 500 people—the No. 1 mistake that leads to ‘huge regret’

People are afraid to make decisions they'll regret. But again and again, I've seen people make bad choices. I'm a decision coach who offers one service: a single session in which I help someone make a big (or small) decision.

The Evolution of a Folk-Punk Hero

Patrick Schneeweis was never the voice of a generation, but perhaps he was the voice of a tendency.

TBM 347: "Why Don't Our Leaders Care About How We Work?"

John, many of your posts are about taking a thoughtful and intentional approach when designing your company's operating system. I very much appreciated TBM 336: Product OS Design Tips and Principles. But at my company, no one thinks this way.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

’Severance’: What the Hit Show Can Teach Us About Cyber Security and Human Risk

Your Boss Thrives on Chaos. Here’s How to Protect Your Energy.

No, You’re Not Fine Just the Way You Are: Time to Quit Your Pointless Job, Become Morally Ambitious and Change the World

‘Polyworking’ Is Gen-Z’s Answer to Surviving a Fraught Job Market

Is It Even Worth It to Become a Doctor or Lawyer Anymore?

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Forget push-ups — I'm a personal trainer and here's 3 ways to build upper-body strength and mobility using downward dog

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

I'm 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven't found anything.

Bungie’s slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd

The Problem With Abe Lincoln’s Face

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Surveillance is in, perks out. Bosses have dropped their masks, but gen Z is fighting back

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The Evolution of a Folk-Punk Hero

TBM 347: "Why Don't Our Leaders Care About How We Work?"

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