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+Family | April 12, 2012

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Should You?

By Bonnie Rochman

Facebook's COO makes the case that there's nothing shameful about leaving work at 5:30 p.m. every day to eat dinner with your kids. Does she get special dispensation because of her status?

+Drugs | March 29, 2012

Amphetamine Spurs Slackers to Work and Workers to Slack — at Least For Rats

By Maia Szalavitz
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New research underscores the value of studying individual differences in performance in response to widely used drugs.

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+Romance | February 14, 2012

To Avoid Regret, Put Romance First, Work Second

By Bonnie Rochman
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You’ll feel much worse about forgetting to buy flowers on Valentine’s Day than cutting out of work early, according to a study about what Americans regret most.

+Exercise | July 15, 2011

Why Working Men, But Not Women, Get More Exercise

By Laura Blue
Ron Chapple

Who says your job leaves you no time to hit the gym? A detailed new study of U.S. physical activity patterns shows that men who work full-time — whether their jobs are active or sedentary— end up getting more exercise than healthy working-age men without a job.

+Longevity | March 18, 2011

Why Brits Live Longer than Americans (It’s Complicated)

By Catherine Mayer
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Two key pieces of research were released on either side of the Atlantic this week, shedding new light on what we can do to live longer — and why experts will be squabbling over the secrets of longevity long after most of us have turned up our toes.

+Longevity | March 17, 2011

The Secrets to Long Life: Worry, Work Hard and Marry Well (If You’re a Man)

By Hans Villarica
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Worrying is good for your health. Optimism is overrated. Women thrive post-divorce (men don’t). These are just a few of the unexpected findings that psychologist Howard Friedman explores in The Longevity Project, a new book based on a groundbreaking eight-decade study on the secrets to long life.

+Doctors & Nurses | February 4, 2011

Gender Gap in Doctors’ Starting Salaries: $17,000!

By Meredith Melnick
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A review of starting salaries for new physicians leaving residency programs in New York State in 2008 found that men made $16,819 more per year than women. In 1999, that salary difference was only $3,600. In other words, the gender gap in doctor pay has more than quadrupled in less than 10 years.

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Committed+Culture | December 20, 2010

The Value of Face Time: To Work Better, Work Closely

By Belinda Luscombe
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Now that we have Skype and Facebook chat and email and teleconferencing and AOL Instant Messenger, what is the point of actually having a workplace?

+Behavior | October 11, 2010

Why We Strive for Money Over Time — and Why It’s a Mistake

By John Cloud
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An old cliché says time is money. A newer cliché, from Oliver Stone, says money never sleeps — which is essentially the same assessment as the older one. But why are we pretending there’s a contest here?

+Aging | October 14, 2009

Part time work may have health benefits for retirees

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

For people who had been considering retirement but now remain in the job market because of the economic slump, there may at least be a salubrious silver lining. According to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, retirees who transition to a part-time or temporary job before leaving [...]