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Worth Reading – It’s Not Just the Tech: The Hidden Cognitive Load of the Physical Workplace
ByMike McBride July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

That’s an extreme example, but this article makes the more obvious one: working in an office comes with its own cognitive load, especially if it’s an open floor plan, because you are forced to navigate noise and other people all day long. I’ve been trying to tell people for years that when I do visit one of our offices as a remote worker, those days are exhausting for me, because it’s the extra cognitive load of getting there, navigating the space and the other people, the noise, etc.

It adds up, and it can contribute to burnout.

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Mental Health

Worth Reading – Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it.
ByMike McBride July 18, 2026July 22, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The combination of the stigma of calling in the first place, along with a program that doesn’t meet the needs, means 97% of people won’t bother with it. We should be looking at alternatives, for sure.

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Artificial Intelligence

Worth Reading – AI has made work almost endless, but it doesn’t have to be this way
ByMike McBride July 15, 2026July 14, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

e aren’t disciplined enough to stop ourselves, especially when the culture rewards those who don’t. In my opinion, that’s what most organizations get wrong: they talk about not burning out, not working too many hours, and maybe they even understand the negative impacts on work quality that come from overwork.

But who gets the kudos during team meetings or all-hands meetings? It’s not the ones setting boundaries to protect their mental health. It’s the ones who work all the time.

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Artificial Intelligence

Worth Reading – America is Heading Toward the Infinite Workweek Thanks to AI
ByMike McBride July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

Wait, I thought AI was supposed to give us more time back?

Turns out that’s not what is going on; the AI is creating more work and raising expectations that we all keep doing more.

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LitigationSupport

Worth Reading – EDRM Invites Global Community to Shape EDRM 2.0 via Public Comment
ByMike McBride July 5, 2026July 16, 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

Those of you in the eDiscovery arena might already be aware of this new public comment period for the EDRM version 2.0. I took a quick look at it, and the one thing I will say is that I agree that eDiscovery is part of the Information Governance strategy for every firm, so I was glad to see that model as the underlying thread.

It also helps, when thinking about AI, to bring it into the full IG scope rather than considering it only as an eDiscovery problem. Because it’s likely not that big of an eDiscovery problem, yet, but it’s absolutely an IG problem.

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Mental Health

Have We Considered that it’s not Remote Work that Causes Mental Health Issues, but a Culture That Makes it Harder?
ByMike McBride July 2, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

We could create a workplace where people could work from the coffee shop and interact with other humans in person. Where they didn’t spend so much time working that they could use that saved commute time to attend community events. We just don’t. Instead, we expect remote workers to be available all the time; we tie them up in meetings for 5-6 hours a day because that’s how we “keep an eye” on them, and still expect them to hit all their deliverables.

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