The Best of Anne Helen Petersen
10+ most popular Anne Helen Petersen articles, as voted by our community.
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What Would a Beloved Economy Look Like?
A few months ago, a reader messaged me (or flagged me??) on the Discord, with a link to a newly released book. This is very Culture Study, they said, or something approximating that vibe. Sometimes…
Anne Helen Petersen on Company Culture
The Future of Remote Work is the Opposite of Lonely
From the before times: remote work at the bar This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like…
Anne Helen Petersen on Culture
Against “Feel Free To Take Some Time If You Need It"
Malte Mueller / Getty Images This is the weekend edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox,…
«The more specific you can be about what you actually need with a communication, the better.»
The Age of Houseplants
Do you find yourself opening this newsletter every week? Do you value the labor that goes into it? Have you become a paid subscriber? Think about it! Many of the people who read this newsletter the…
Anne Helen Petersen on Habits
How Did We Get So Obsessed with Streaks?
Good and bad gamification with Adrian Hon
Anne Helen Petersen on Mindfulness
what a hobby feels like
That shot was taken over the Clark Fork in Missoula, Montana, about halfway through my 12 mile marathon training run earlier this week. I used to be steadfast in my commitment to never run a marathon:…
Anne Helen Petersen on Personal Growth
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
This is the Sunday edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing. Here is…
«That term originated in China, where it’s known as 報復性熬夜, and can alternately be translated as “retaliatory staying up late.”»
Anne Helen Petersen on Time
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The Myth of the Productive Commute
This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing. When…
«There is a perfect commute, and that’s a 12 minute walk on streets with sidewalks without massive amounts of traffic in decent weather.»
What If This Is Just the Way Things Are Now
One thing I’ve tried to get better at this past year: figuring out how to better acknowledge the labor that goes into work that I enjoy, that I find myself looking forward to, and that challenges me.…
"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women."
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the diminishing returns of productivity culture
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You're Still Exhausted
This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing.…
«our society, our jobs, even our family arrangements — none of them are engineered to accommodate rest, let alone grief.»
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