The New York Times
I Used to Fear Being a Nobody. Then I Left Social Media.
My wanting to share every waking thought became eclipsed by a desire for an increasingly rare commodity — a private life.
LifeArticles
The best articles, stories, and big ideas about digital nomads, remote work, and the future of work from across the web, sorted chronologically. Since 2015, we've curated 5287 articles, written by 5781 authors from 1244 publishers.
Medium
Lessons from my first year freelancing
I’ll be honest — the first few months were bleak. I didn’t have any projects lined up when I made the leap to …
FreelanceAmbition & Balance - by Doist
How to Build Trust in the Remote "Workplace"
Building a company culture that assumes your team can’t be trusted is like playing basketball with one hand tied behind …
Remote WorkBYU
Impostor Syndrome is more common than you think; Study finds best way to cope with it
The impostor syndrome, a phenomenon that manifests when people feel like frauds even if they are actually capable and …
LifeThe New York Times
How to Succeed When You're Marginalized or Discriminated Against at Work
“Hacking” your work only works if you’re a person who would be congratulated for your ingenuity. If …
WorkNoHQ
Sid Sijbrandij: "People don't want to commute; they just don't want to miss out"
We’re remote because people stopped showing up. In the beginning, there was no office because it was me in the …
Remote WorkPaul Jarvis
Do we have to love our work?
Passion or love doesn’t have to be part of the work/job equation. The value of work is that you get paid to do it, not …
WorkTim Harford
The curious economics of being ripped off on holiday
Travellers are well used to these: the strange cover charge in the tourist-trap restaurant; the outrageous price of the hotel …
TravelNautilus
This Simple Structure Unites All Human Languages
Human language is amazingly creative. If you make up a sentence of any complexity, and search for that exact sentence on the …
LanguageWhy I won't use Airbnb again
So a couple weeks ago, we had a pretty ridiculous fiasco with Airbnb, in which they claimed that “A fan legally …
Digital Nomad TravelBBC
Why 'flight shame' is making people swap planes for trains
The flight shame movement is about feeling accountable for your carbon footprint
- but it is also about rediscovering the joy …
The Wall Street Journal
Your Parents' Financial Advice Is (Kind Of) Wrong
The personal-finance playbook followed by past generations doesn’t add up for many people the way it used to. …
MoneyOur World in Data
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. We are all losing out because of this.
The world needs ideas and innovation to make progress against the many problems we face. Creative and talented people that …
WorkForge
The Correct Way to Email
It’s still the best way to communicate professionally, but only if you follow these guidelines.
WorkThe Costa Rica Star
Costa Rica Work From Home Bill Signed Into Law
President Carlos Alvarado has officially signed the work-from-home bill into law, which allows telecommuting as an …
Remote WorkElemental
Dancing May Be the Best Form of Exercise
The trouble with exercise is that it’s easy to avoid. Only 23% of American adults meet the federal recommendations for …
HealthThe New York Times
Company Socializing Has Become Work: Two words: Mandatory. Fun.
In the era of the virtual office, when even workers who are physically present often wall off their senses with oversized …
WorkHacker News
Cons of Being on a Remote/Distributed Team?
I know there are plenty of benefits of working remote such as flexibility. I would love to know about some of the issues you …
Remote WorkThe Onion
Working In General Vicinity For 8 Hours A Day Misinterpreted As Friendship
Saying he had wholly misread his office mate’s mild, occasional interest in talking to him, sources confirmed Monday …
WorkThe New York Times
Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life
Gen Z-ers and millennials have been called lazy and entitled. Could they, instead, be among the first to understand the …
Life WorkDigital nomads, what's your end game?
Are you planning on traveling until you find somewhere you want to live forever, or will you eventually return to your home …
Digital NomadQuartz
Photographer removes our smartphones to show our strange and lonely new world
Are you reading this on a handheld device? There’s a good chance you are. Now imagine how’d you look if that …
LifeBloomberg
More Robots Mean 120 Million Workers Need to be Retrained
More than 120 million workers globally will need retraining in the next three years due to artificial intelligence’s …
Future of WorkThe Startup
The Rise of "Remote Working"
This means that companies are now in a position, if they choose, to give any worker the choice of whether they want to do …
Remote WorkOpen Blog
How to Create A Remote Work Routine That Works
In this post I’ll share the four biggest lessons I’ve learned on how to create remote work spaces and routines …
Remote WorkThe New York Times
An Open Letter (and a Rant) on Age Discrimination at Work
One writer, in his 50s, has applied to more than 100 jobs. And a second has had it up to her silver bob with younger …
Future of Work WorkForge
To Do Better Work, Change Your Environment
How to find your ideal space for focus, collaboration, or creativity.
Productivity WorkMcSweeney's
Our Open-Plan Office Failed, So We're Moving to a Towering Panopticon
Good news! In response to your “concerns” about our current open-plan creative campus, we are pleased to announce …
WorkUp and to the Right
Journaling
Many of my anxieties, worries, and decisions tend to get warped, distorted, and intermixed in my mind as I sit there mulling …
LifeThe Guardian
Underpopulated Italian region offers visitors €25,000 to move in
An underpopulated region in southern Italy is offering newcomers €700 per month for three years to live in one of its …
Life Travel