There's a new sense of anxiety in the workplace. It’s called FOBO, the fear of becoming obsolete, it’s the worry that artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies will eventually make us all redundant. A 2024 survey of 14,000 workers in 14 countries found that half believed their skills would no longer be required in five years. Another study last year reported 46% of employees in the US feared machines would perform their jobs within the next five years, with another 29% expecting to be...

Experts say entrepreneurs, athletes, and writers all enter 'flow state' when they really concentrate on the task at hand — it's a reward in itself but also can increase productivity    Fergus Kerrigan spends several days a month alone by himself in an empty room with a whiteboard in front of him and a marker in his hand. “When I’m standing there, away from my devices and any possibility of interruption, I can free up my headspace and come up with all sorts of ideas,” says the 33-year-old...