According to New York Post writer Gregory Bresiger, U.S. firms lose some $15 billion annually to employees’ personal smartphone use alone. Consider that unauthorized smartphone use is just one of myriad productivity-sapping activities that occur with regularity in the workplace and you begin to realize the potential scale of the problem. However, in a tight labor market, employers do not always have the luxury of instituting draconian policies designed to boost productivity, as such policies…

As cell phones have become more and more popular, there have been plenty of people sounding the productivity alarm, saying that workers won’t get as much done when they’re glued to their phones all day. While it’s true that some time can be lost if policies fail to limit use of phones for personal purposes, the fact is that workers can be considerably more productive with phones–and sometimes even when they use them for personal…

It is no secret that in some regions of the world access to education and healthcare is not provided to all segments of the population. Universal social security, unfortunately, does not have a comprehensive distribution around the world. But today’s tech startups seem to be more focused on letting people livestream themselves, or having them put fake mustaches in their photos. There’s plenty of room for startups to solve people’s real-life problems. There are still…

Each year tens of thousands of people suffer an injury as a direct result of either a slip, a trip or a fall costing the national economy hundreds of thousands of lost works days, not to mention the tens of millions of dollars in workers compensation payments. And that is just the financial aspects of a bad fall. The physical and emotional aspects are too high to even be properly taken into consideration. Let us…

It’s been almost a year since the huge rise in the value of Bitcoin made cryptocurrency a worldwide phenomenon, however, it’s not something which has died down. In fact, cryptocurrency has continued to build in strength and there are millions of people worldwide who rely on the likes of Bitcoin, Ripple and Ethereum, amongst others, each and every day. But bitcoin isn’t readily available to buy everywhere in the world — in India, for instance,…

Keeping up with the hectic Mumbai office routine will eventually take its toll on the mind. Thankfully, this well-connected city is close to some of the most idyllic locations, where one can escape the crowds and enjoy some history and culture while at it. Adventurous travellers can now quickly hire a car and hit the road for an impromptu weekend trip. There are many options of places to go – from natural getaways to cultural…

It’s quite easy to overlook the moment when a healthy excitement caused by the fulfilled tasks changes into the feeling of guilt for idling, which is indeed a deserved rest. That euphoria wears off and anxiety sets in. This situation is familiar to many young people who get involuntarily addicted to their work. Their life outside the office or away from the laptop seems to be secondary. Even on a date with a loved one…