Saturday, June 3, 2023

4-Day Workweeks, Core Fears & Neurodiversity

"Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love."
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Hi Reqder,

In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across important stories on how psychology influences our behavior. Every week, I share my round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. I hope you enjoy them!

The 4-Day Workweek: How To Do More With Less (NirAndFar)

Time magazine says 2023 could be the year of the four-day workweek.

Maryland might pass a four-day workweek program that would run from mid-2023 through 2028, joining European governments that have tried it.

But the transition won't be as simple as subtracting a day at the office. But the Indistractable model can help companies navigate the change: helping employees stay focused, fight distraction, and operate at 100 percent productivity in the four days.

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There are five archetypal fears most often responsible for holding us back from doing our best work.

If you can identify them, and then learn to work with them, you can diffuse their hold over you and free yourself up for greater ambition.
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Why the Neurodiversity Movement has Become Harmful (Aeon)

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A group of marginalised people are hyper-marginalising the very people they claim to be advocating for".

Growing numbers of people are now beginning to question the impacts of the neurodiversity movement.

Romanticism and self-diagnosis of autism fit a narrative of acceptance and diversity.

But if this narrative runs counter to medical understanding, may those who suffer most deeply from autism be left on the periphery?


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