The Secret To Workplace Happiness Is Working Really Intensely For A Shorter Time

As anyone who has ever gone to the gym can tell you there are two components to a workout's difficulty: intensity (how heavy is the weight) and duration (are you lifting it five times or 20). Might the same be true of work? Can you find the sweet spot of professional happiness by reducing duration but amping up intensity? Taking it easy time-wise at work is having a bit of a moment. High-octane professionals from Metalab founder Andrew Wilkinson to developer Kyle Bragger have recently come out a...