I found a study suggesting that unhappy workers actually perform better than happy ones, potentially debunking the long-held Hawthorne effect. It challenges traditional assumptions about workplace motivation and productivity metrics in business management.
I discovered a perpetual motion machine for happiness: scheduling meetings makes me feel productive, while having them cancelled grants me the joy of reclaimed free time. It is my win-win strategy for management and workplace satisfaction.
I highlight an early 2002 profile of Google's workplace culture, noting that the search engine's legendary perks and unconventional office atmosphere still sound like an exceptionally fun environment for tech workers during its formative years.
I analyzed 333 students’ results and found Perplexity and Claude users scored about 11 and 9 points more than ChatGPT users. Model choice mattered; timing did not significantly change the effect.
Agents turn LLMs from answer generators into workers that use tools, execute multi-step tasks, and recover from failures. The challenge is control and verification.
I reflect on an AI-built app from client transcripts, and how better interviewing may shift hiring toward stakeholder judgment, people-reading, trust, and ultimately who you know.