Do you feel lonely while remote working?
I think you feel lonely when you do not have meaningful social interactions, which might naturally happen to remote workers. …
Remote WorkArticles
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 5289 articles, written by 5783 authors from 1244 publishers.
Deloitte Insights
What is work?
The current discussion in the future of work is all about skills and reskilling. It’s how do we give workers a new set …
Future of Work PodcastTIME
Work-Life Balance Is a Myth. Do This Instead
If you think about it, work-life balance is a strange aspiration for a fulfilling life. Balance is about stasis: if our lives …
Work-Life BalanceUniversity of Cambridge
One day of paid work a week is all we need to get mental health benefits of employment
“We know unemployment is often detrimental to people’s wellbeing, negatively affecting identity, status, time …
Health WorkBBC
The science behind why some of us are shy
To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired …
LifeBBC
How modern life is transforming the human skeleton
From the emergence of a spiky growth at the back of some people’s skulls to the enigmatic finding that our elbows are …
HealthThe New York Times
No, Night Owls Aren't Doomed to Die Early
Despite alarmist headlines and a study that suggested morning people live longer, the truth is more complicated.
HealthVox
California is cracking down on the gig economy
California just took a major step in rewriting the rules of the gig economy.
The state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that …
Gig EconomyThe DESK Magazine
How to Email a Busy Person & Get a Reply
If you want to email a busy person and get a response, you’d better write a good email. And after sending and receiving …
WorkThe New York Times
Remember the '10,000 Hours' Rule for Success? Forget About It
Folk wisdom holds the trade-off between breadth and depth to be a cruel one: “jack-of-all-trades, master of …
LifeOneZero
When Ignoring a Text Is the Polite Thing to Do
We don’t communicate the same way we used to, so why should the old rules of etiquette apply? In the era of social …
LifeDice
Burnout is Now an Official Medical Condition
Burnout is real, and it now has its own distinction with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a legitimate medical …
Health WorkGitPrime Blog
Leading Remote and Distributed Engineering Teams – Top Takeaways from the Panel
We held a panel discussion with three of today’s top engineering leaders to discuss approaches and lessons learned in …
Remote WorkBloomberg
Prepare for Another Summer of Overtourism
The accessible price of travel in Europe has become a problem for locals and visitors alike.
TravelLinum Labs
Presence-based vs output-based work systems
Why I believe that the output-based system leads to better results than the traditional 9 to 5 based on a deeper dive into …
Remote WorkDistributed.blog
Is remote work 'Bull***t'?
We believe that distributed work is great for many reasons, and will eventually replace most traditional office environments. …
Remote WorkJustin Jackson
The Freedom Ladder
Have you ever seen a painter use a scaffold? It’s a ladder you construct to get from ground level up to the elevation …
Life WorkThe Wall Street Journal
A Wake-Up Call for Grads: Entry-Level Jobs Aren't So Entry Level Any More
Dear college graduate:
Welcome to the working world! The good news: You’re entering the hottest job market in half a …
CareerCal Newport
On the Pleasures and Sorrows of Life Without Screens
When people contemplate the declutter process I suggest in my book, in which you spend 30 days away from optional technology …
LifeWhat's an unexpectedly well-paid job?
What’s an unexpectedly well-paid job?
CareerThe New York Times
If Seeing the World Helps Ruin It, Should We Stay Home?
In the age of global warming, traveling — by plane, boat or car — is a fraught choice. And yet the world beckons.
Travelupside
The "future of work" is here... so why aren't more companies remote-first?
Maybe part of our collective problem with remote work is that we’re always talking about it in the future tense. But …
Remote WorkHarrison Harnisch
Effective Syncs With Distributed Teams
Over the past few years I’ve participated or lead syncs in fully distributed, partially distributed and centrally …
Remote WorkBloomberg
What We Want Doesn't Always Make Us Happy
A basic principle of economics keeps getting turned on its head.
HappinessBBC
Barack Obama on why travel matters
The former US president describes his most memorable travel experience, finding his place in the world on an overnight bus …
TravelBBC
Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?
The airline industry claims it’s getting better at not losing our luggage, partly through improved tracking technology. …
TravelQuartz
A sense of purpose could prolong your life
… a study published on May 24 in JAMA Current Open adds to the growing body of knowledge on the link between health …
LifeThe Outline
You should dress like a lunatic if you work from home
However! There is one way to offset the bad parts of working from home and it does not involve getting a WeWork membership or …
Remote WorkBloomberg
Buyer's Remorse: High Debt and Low Pay Leave Some College Grads Rueful
In the U.S., a college degree has usually meant financial security. But increased competition and overwhelming student debt …
CareerCity Journal
Alone
Americans are suffering from a bad case of loneliness. The number of people in the United States living alone has gone …
Life