Insights on workplace wellness and productivity
Knowledge work looks clean from the outside. Laptops. Whiteboards. Slack. A few meetings. Inside, it's pressure. Constant context-switching. Screen time that n...
Burnout isn't a feeling. It's an operating condition. In 2026, multiple US surveys keep landing on the same ugly truth: more than half of workers report burnou...
Burnout isn't a mood. It's a systems problem. And in early 2026, it's everywhere. Multiple US surveys keep landing in the same rough range: most workers repor...
Burnout isn't a soft problem anymore. It's an operating problem. Recent US surveys rolling into 2026 put burnout and high stress somewhere between the low-5...
A hard meeting or difficult conversations can follow someone like a loud song stuck in their head. The calendar moves on, yet their body doesn't. Shoulders stay...
It's February 2026. Your calendar is stacked, Slack pings don't stop, and your chest feels tight before the first meeting. You tell yourself, "This is just how ...
Your day starts with a glance at your phone. Then another. Then a "quick reply" that turns into ten more messages. By lunch, you've been available for hours, ...
Stress at work isn't a vibe problem. It's an error rate problem. It's rework, missed details, short tempers, and quiet quitting. Then it becomes churn. Expensiv...
It's 2:17 p.m. Your calendar looks like a brick wall. Slack keeps chirping. Someone's asking, "Quick question," while your shoulders creep up toward your ears. ...
It's 2:14 p.m. and your calendar is a stack of Jenga blocks. Slack won't stop, your product scope just grew because an AI tool made it "possible," and someone q...
A message pops up, and your chest tightens before you even read it. At night, your thoughts run laps while your body begs for sleep. At work, your shoulders sta...
Your calendar looks like a traffic jam. Meetings stack up and ramp up stress, notifications keep blinking, and your shoulders creep toward your ears. In that mo...
Slack pings stack up before the first sip of coffee. Meetings run back-to-back. Someone asks for "a quick favor," and you notice your breathing get smaller, hig...
Burnout has stopped being a rare problem. It's the background noise in many workplaces. In 2026, over 75% of US workers report burnout or high stress in major...
If your team feels tired, distracted, or one more re-org away from quitting, you're not imagining it. Burnout shows up as missed deadlines, rising conflict, and...
Your team feels it from the first pause.