We explore why productivity is not your identity and how overwork, burnout and “busyness culture” harm wellbeing and workplace inclusion. Learn why many performance issues stem from overload, not ability, and how reconnecting with your values can help you redefine success.

Feeling pressured to “finish strong” this December? This post explores why you don’t need to reinvent yourself for January, impress invisible audiences or push through exhaustion. Learn how reducing noise, honouring your limits and choosing intentional, values-led growth supports your mental and emotional wellbeing, clarity, and a healthier approach to the year ahead.

When you’re exhausted, everything feels urgent. Even small tasks become heavy because your nervous system is overwhelmed. Many people collapse on the sofa or scroll to “rest,” but that kind of passive distraction doesn’t help your body recharge. High-quality rest is intentional and helps your mind and body slow down so you can recover.

Most people try to plan their way into a better year. But if you’re exhausted, no planner or vision board will change how you feel at work or in life. Change comes from rest, discernment and noticing where your values are being pushed aside. Before you map out 2026, give yourself space to recover, listen to yourself and rethink the environments you’re returning to.

We're doing December differently. Our anti-productivity advent calendar is our stand against productivity pressure, unwanted resolutions, and the relentless grind that drains your energy every winter. Over 12 days, we're sharing reminders grounded in emotional intelligence, discernment, self-regulation, and self-care to help you move through the festive season with clarity and ease and step into January without pressure or performance.

One of the year’s highlights was speaking at B Lab UK’s ‘B Collective Gathering’, celebrating 10 years of the UK B Corp movement and the launch of their new global standards. As a long-time DEI partner to B Lab, Other Box led a session on Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Systems Change exploring how businesses can be a genuine force for good by embedding accountability, empathy and inclusion into everything they do.

Unconscious bias was meant to change how we think but has it just become a corporate excuse? In this piece, we unpack how awareness without accountability keeps workplaces stuck. From tech’s diversity problem to the ethics of AI, we explore why inclusion can’t be automated and what it really takes to build human-centred, equitable cultures that last.

In this Listener Letter, Jay shares how his manager weaponised race and gender to mask narcissistic abuse. Dr. Daksha Hirani unpacks the weight of F.O.G. (fear, obligation, guilt), the pressures of masculinity, and how to rebuild confidence with discernment and self-trust.

In this final episode of our series, we discuss how to move beyond toxic workplaces and build healthier, more inclusive environments. Learn about the key elements of psychological safety, empathy in leadership, and advocacy in toxic work cultures. Discover actionable insights on creating spaces where respect, care, and accountability thrive.

Dani’s eight-year working relationship with a narcissistic colleague nearly cost her everything. In this episode, we explore how avoidance behaviours like alcohol use become survival strategies and what it takes to break the trauma bond and reclaim your life, featuring expert insight from Dr. Daksha Hirani.