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A Brave New World of Work

5:30 a.m.

It’s Tuesday morning, and it’s a warm Indian summer. Nita wakes up to her alarm and pulls her curtains. Sunlight comes streaming in through the window. She freshens up and settles down to read her Kindle as she sips her morning coffee. Nita loves reading, so she makes it a point to read a few pages each morning before she gets into her routine. That routine involves waking up Abin and then getting his breakfast and lunch boxes ready, before they drive to school.

8:00 a.m.

After dropping Abin, Nita stops at the gym. In recent months, she’s started paying attention to her health and fitness. Today is her session with her private trainer. It is tough work, but strangely, she feels more energized than ...

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