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Looking for career tips? Discover all the latest advice on career changes, remote working, how to own your work/life balance and razor-sharp productivity tips for taking your day to the next level.

Work-Life Balance Tips

Ed Stafford on why you should quit your job and travel in your 30s

The adventurer argues that your fourth decade isn’t the time to settle down. Instead, it’s the ideal time to travel the world.

Ed Stafford 17th October 2022 7 min read

Work-Life Balance Tips

Career burnout: How to heal and recover from work fatigue in your 30s

More people in their 30s are prioritising work and money over health and happiness. Here’s how to spot the signs.

Anna Brech 10th October 2022 7 min read

Productivity Tips

Swamped by work? This simple and brilliant tool will help

Tear up that to-do list. This simple, radical approach to time management will help you cut through the clutter.

Anna Brech 2nd October 2022 7 min read

Work-Life Balance Tips

How to take a career break without quitting your job

From sabbaticals to extended holidays, there are many reasons a breather from work is so important. Here’s how to do it right…

Anna Brech 22nd September 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

An ode to octopi: diving into South Africa with Pippa Ehrlich – director of My Octopus Teacher

Director of My Octopus Teacher, Pippa Ehrlich, shares the heartwarming story behind the Oscar-winning film.

Pippa Ehrlich 10th September 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Man to Man: why I founded The Book of Man to counter traditional men’s magazines

In the first in our new series on male friendship and modern masculinity, editor Martin Robinson explains how he’s rewriting a toxic narrative.

Martin Robinson 4th August 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Champagne lifestyles: an inside look at the world’s dreamiest jobs and cut-above careers

Considering a career change? Take your cues from “the Queen of Pop Ups” and an adventure-travel guru.

Anna Brech 3rd August 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Escaping to the Philippines with other high flyers was the work/life reset I needed

Founder Lucy Northmore discovered the headspace she needed by letting someone else take the travel reins.

Lucy Northmore 20th July 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Why getting fired is the best thing that happened to me – and possibly to you

For writer Richard Mellor, an atrocious day of losing his job turned out to be one of the luckiest of his life.

Richard Mellor 8th July 2022 7 min read

Work-Life Balance Tips

Backstage with Portugal’s creative set: the DJs and digital nomads building new lives in Lisbon

Writer Amy Everett moved to Lisbon and befriended a community of artists, designers, surfers and skaters.

Amy Everett 28th June 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Top founders, bosses and entrepreneurs on why you should take a career break

Sabbaticals make sense not just for employees, but for companies, too, say these leading businesses.

Anna Brech 25th June 2022 7 min read

Solo Travel Tips

School of travel: how my education continues on the road

TV presenter and journalist Alex Outhwaite shares the lessons she’s learned while travelling.

Alex Outhwaite 19th May 2022 7 min read

Remote Working Tips

Why I took my family on an extreme remote-working adventure

Post-pandemic, creative director Richard Beer sold his flat, pulled his kids out of school and headed off to Costa Rica.

Richard Beer 18th May 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

How solo travel helped me reset after leaving a soul-destroying job

A writer explains how she regained a core sense of identity and purpose.

Laura Field 15th May 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

This morning habit will lighten your working day, with an inner calm that lasts

Mornings weren’t made to rise and grind. Try relaxing instead…

Anna Brech 8th May 2022 7 min read

Work-Life Balance Tips

Space to breathe: the brilliant benefits of a four-day working week

A chance to dial down our frenetic culture of grind, pressure and living for the weekend.

Anna Brech 20th April 2022 7 min read

Career Change Advice

9 unexpected things I discovered about going freelance

The scariest thing about going freelance is taking that initial leap.

Anna Brech 13th April 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Autonomy, connectedness and competence: the 3 pillars of a rewarding career

Use these as a litmus test for that age-old question, “Should I stay or should I go?”

Anna Brech 8th April 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

The Great Resignation: travel the world to reframe your relationship with work

Break free to gain vital perspective.

Anna Brech 16th March 2022 7 min read

Career Tips

Sunshine swims and power naps: what remote working looks like for women worldwide

Tired of the grind? Explore a different kind of work-life balance.

Anna Brech 10th March 2022 7 min read

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