The stress gap between home and work

Simple activities make our workday at home effective:

• Make a clear transition from home to work, by waking up, getting ready and having breakfast on time.
• Do not check your phone (for work-related communication) first thing in the morning.
• Exercise when you wake up....

The fact that mothers end up assuming this mental load has consequences: 

• Mothers are more stressed, tired and less happy than fathers;
•  When women thought the distribution of housework was unfair and perceptions of each partner’s contribution differed, it led to marriage prob...

• For employers, happy workers translate into more profit.
• People are happy when they are in control of their work.
• Work from home makes them happier even if they end up doing more work than they would at the office, as it is hard to switch off.
• People who have more...