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When researchers examined return-to-office mandates across S&P 500 companies, they found no significant improvement in financial performance or firm value, but a clear fall in employee satisfaction — making the policy’s measurable human cost easier to fi - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:30:00 GMTThe Myers-Briggs test is described everywhere as being based on Carl Jung, but its two authors had no training in psychology, one of its four dimensions was their own extension of his theory, and about half of people who retake it do not receive the same four- - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:30:09 GMTThe best evidence on AI and productivity does not agree with itself: Harvard and BCG found consultants using GPT-4 finished skilled tasks 25 per cent faster, while a separate trial found experienced coders using AI tools were 19 per cent slower, and did not no - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:31:43 GMTProductivity advice usually starts after the plan is made, but decades of research suggest many missed deadlines begin earlier, with an optimistic estimate of how long the work will take - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:37:36 GMTBeing very productive is usually confused with being very busy, but the evidence points the other way: output per hour collapses after about fifty hours a week, and a fractured, always-on day quietly produces less than a shorter, focused one - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:30:46 GMTFour US tech giants spent roughly $410 billion on capital expenditure last year, much of it tied to AI, and are steering toward roughly $725 billion in 2026 - Silicon CanalsSilicon Canals · Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT