Especially in times of market uncertainty or volatility, our attention tends to be sucked into the bottomless vortex of pointless prognostication and aimless activity. Yet, if you have a good plan in ...

There has been much discussion in recent years about diversity in the art world. But statistics show that the perception of progress is largely a myth. The 2022 edition of the Burns Halperin Report ...

Several years ago, we worked with a large technology company that provided complex software solutions for autonomous transportation systems. They were preparing for a major system rollout. On paper, ...

26 years ago, Virginia Postrel published The Future and Its Enemies, which I still consider one of the most insightful books of our time. The book’s subtitle, The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, ...

I recently read a wonderfully engaging book, The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate that Changed our Understanding of Time. It centered on a debate taking place in Paris ...

"The tragedy of today is that we are the heirs and the beneficiaries of thousands of years of progress and we take it for granted. You wake up in a nice soft bed. You go get fresh milk and orange ...

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week. Here is a history of work in ...

Is reducing working hours a sign of progress? Since the 19th century, the number of hours spent at work has been steadily declining in developed countries. The four-day week emerged in the 90s as a ...

A client once told me, “I just feel like I’m not making any progress.” She wasn’t just talking about her career and her personal development. It was something deeper – a lingering sense of being stuck ...