The Power of Slow

Artificial Intelligence

Does Working Less Bring Higher Productivity?

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on April 14, 2026

What if the future of work isn’t faster, but shorter? As AI accelerates everything, a four-day workweek may reveal a smarter, more humane way to get things done.

What if the future of work isn’t faster, but shorter? As AI accelerates everything, a four-day workweek may reveal a smarter, more humane way to get things done.

Aging

Love, Life, and Longevity: Who Wants to Be Forever Young?

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on March 10, 2026

Living well longer should be the real goal of longevity. The secret to a life well lived goes beyond our biomarkers.

Living well longer should be the real goal of longevity. The secret to a life well lived goes beyond our biomarkers.

Decision-Making

The Upside of Regret

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on February 6, 2026

Regret can serve as a guide to help you prioritize clarity, values, and future peace of mind over perfect outcomes.

Regret can serve as a guide to help you prioritize clarity, values, and future peace of mind over perfect outcomes.

Emotional Intelligence

How Great Leaders Make Team Members Feel Like They Matter

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on September 4, 2025

Human connection is an essential component for survival, yet at work, we often feel adrift and lonely. Great leaders know how to show their teams that their work is valued.

Human connection is an essential component for survival, yet at work, we often feel adrift and lonely. Great leaders know how to show their teams that their work is valued.

Artificial Intelligence

Disrupted and Deployed: How Tech Killed the 9-to-5 Workday

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on July 1, 2025

Disruptive tech is replacing 9-to-5 jobs with flexible, skills-based work. Adaptability, creativity, and lifelong learning now drive success in the new workforce.

Disruptive tech is replacing 9-to-5 jobs with flexible, skills-based work. Adaptability, creativity, and lifelong learning now drive success in the new workforce.

Fear

How to Be Bold When Your Brain Screams "No!"

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on July 1, 2025

Our brains are not wired to be fearless. But learning how to be bold is within our grasp. It starts with acknowledging the elephant in the room: fear itself.

Our brains are not wired to be fearless. But learning how to be bold is within our grasp. It starts with acknowledging the elephant in the room: fear itself.

Ethics and Morality

Empathy in the Age of Apathy

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on May 19, 2025

As the world appears to go off kilter, we need guidelines for compassion and empathy in leadership and beyond more than ever.

As the world appears to go off kilter, we need guidelines for compassion and empathy in leadership and beyond more than ever.

Career

Work Culture in an Era of Mass Layoffs

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on March 18, 2025

Leaders who care for their workers will have higher organizational performance. Those who treat people like a liability will not.

Leaders who care for their workers will have higher organizational performance. Those who treat people like a liability will not.

Bias

Celebrating Each Other Instead of "Othering"

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on December 9, 2024

The phenomenon of "othering" reflects an attitude that degrades people based on their background or orientation.

The phenomenon of "othering" reflects an attitude that degrades people based on their background or orientation.

Leadership

Leadership in the Age of Outrage

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on November 26, 2024

Outrage is on the rise, making leadership more challenging than ever. There is, however, a way to bring down the temperature.

Outrage is on the rise, making leadership more challenging than ever. There is, however, a way to bring down the temperature.

Grief

How to Carry the Burden of Grief

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on October 30, 2024

Grief takes on many forms and can feel overwhelming. Community-building and storytelling can help us manage the holes in our hearts when a loved one departs.

Grief takes on many forms and can feel overwhelming. Community-building and storytelling can help us manage the holes in our hearts when a loved one departs.

Gratitude

How Our Emotions Dictate the Way We View Time

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on September 29, 2024

Death is a part of life. How we perceive time depends on our emotional state.

Death is a part of life. How we perceive time depends on our emotional state.

Happiness

The Secrets to True Happiness

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on June 12, 2024

Many Western nations are becoming increasingly unhappy. It's time to define happiness in a way that is sustainable.

Many Western nations are becoming increasingly unhappy. It's time to define happiness in a way that is sustainable.

Career

The Future of Work: Workaholism and the Race Against AI

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on April 16, 2024

One-half of the US workforce claims it works too much. According to new research, the origin lies in the always-on culture, fostered by AI and other tech-driven initiatives.

One-half of the US workforce claims it works too much. According to new research, the origin lies in the always-on culture, fostered by AI and other tech-driven initiatives.

Artificial Intelligence

Who's Watching Whom?: The Dangers of Surveillance Capitalism

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on March 28, 2024

Algorithms learn our preferences and create endless feedback loops, giving us more of the same. The digital world is about maximizing profits, not optimizing lives.

Algorithms learn our preferences and create endless feedback loops, giving us more of the same. The digital world is about maximizing profits, not optimizing lives.

Career

Why Work and Travel Can Be Good for You

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on November 19, 2023

Living a digital nomad lifestyle is not for everyone, but it has been proven to boost some people's moods and confidence.

Living a digital nomad lifestyle is not for everyone, but it has been proven to boost some people's moods and confidence.

Neuroscience

How to Utilize Emotional Pain to Leverage Emotional Power

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on October 26, 2023

Building new neural pathways is essential for processing emotional trauma. A new book shows us how.

Building new neural pathways is essential for processing emotional trauma. A new book shows us how.

Confidence

How to Be Consciously Confident to Offset Anxiety

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on July 17, 2023

Confidence plays a large but often hidden role in how we make decisions.

Confidence plays a large but often hidden role in how we make decisions.

Emotional Intelligence

The Quest for Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on June 18, 2023

The workplace has changed, but people's need to connect has not. Raising our emotional intelligence can create a more resilient workforce.

The workplace has changed, but people's need to connect has not. Raising our emotional intelligence can create a more resilient workforce.

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Hijacking Humanity?

Christine Louise Hohlbaum on April 13, 2023

Technology casts a light on the dark side of humanity, but there are ways to manage its impact.

Technology casts a light on the dark side of humanity, but there are ways to manage its impact.