Personal Productivity and Well-being -- Chapter 2 of the 2021 New Future of Work Report

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.02524v1
• Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 16:57:45 GMT
• Title: Personal Productivity and Well-being -- Chapter 2 of the 2021 New Future of Work Report
• Authors: Jenna Butler, Mary Czerwinski, Shamsi Iqbal, Sonia Jaffe, Kate Nowak, Emily Peloquin, Longqi Yang
• Abstract summary: This chapter overviews people's productivity, satisfaction, and work patterns, and shows that the challenges and benefits of remote work are closely linked. Looking forward, the infrastructure surrounding work will need to evolve to help people adapt to the challenges of remote and hybrid work.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We now turn to understanding the impact that COVID-19 had on the personal productivity and well-being of information workers as their work practices were impacted by remote work. This chapter overviews people's productivity, satisfaction, and work patterns, and shows that the challenges and benefits of remote work are closely linked. Looking forward, the infrastructure surrounding work will need to evolve to help people adapt to the challenges of remote and hybrid work.

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