Jochen looks at our modern tendency to take on more and more work and asks how this might impact on the quality of both our work and lives. With this in mind, he shares some valuable ways to 'break free from the acceleration trap'.

Dr. Jochen Menges is a lecturer in the Judge Business School at Cambridge university, and also an expert in the psychological framework which underpins the challenges faced by organisation structures, and individuals who operate within organisations. His research on organisational behaviour has been featured on the BBC, CNN, and in The Economist, The Financial Times and many others.

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