I want my life to be totally free, surrounded by friends and family but still working productively on what I enjoy. -Campbell McKellar, Founder of Loosecubes Um… who doesn’t? While technology has allowed us to live in what Editor Brad McCarty refers to as “The Next Workplace,” corporate mindsets and mundane office life stands in the way of a trulyprogressive workstyle.Loosecubes, based in Dumbo, Brooklyn is a site that wants to set the global workplace free....

Our jobs—what we do—hover heavily over our very existence. Before the pandemic, a lot of job advice was about pursuing your passion, as though our purpose in life must be defined by our job or hustling till we drop from exhaustion. Now, all I hear about is burnout andThe Great Resignation. Either way, the conversation about our lives is always a conversation about our work. Why do our jobs have to dominate so much of our life?...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it’s like to live with an EV recently. Doing what I do, I often get friends asking me what car they should buy. I always give stellar advice that would save my friends money, time, and get them a great car for their needs. Do they ever follow my advice? No, no they don’t. With the ever present climate doom, I try to make as many people as I can consider an electric car, so they can make an impact and be ahead of the adoption curve....

Many founders openly talk about the challenges and triumphs that come with expanding product offerings and adding customers. But adding colleagues — especially in a remote environment — comes with its own set of growing pains and valuable lessons. I experienced that first-hand last year when my teamtripledin size. It wasn’t easy, but I learned great lessons that made me a better entrepreneur. So let me sharewhat I discovered while scaling our team at a rate that none of us had anticipated....

My team experimented with ‘no screen mornings’ — it worked wonders Try it out for yourself Little things stressed us out less The first thing I learned: looking at my phone first thing in the morning stresses me out. I did not know this. I thought that cleaning up yesterday’s dishes stressed me out. I thought making breakfast stressed me out. I thought the problem was the tasks; it turns out the problem was time....