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The difference between digital backpackers, workation tourists, digital staymads, and remote workers

In almost all discussions about remote work I have to first explain the difference between:

• digital backpackers
• workation …

The New York Times

The Global Economy Runs on Parties You're Not Invited To: The robots may take over, but high-end schmoozing will never die.

The internet was supposed to pull down gatekeepers and middlemen. It was supposed to make decision-making rational, …

BBC

Why the age of electric flight is finally upon us

Aerospace firms are joining forces to tackle their industry’s growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, with …

OneZero

How 'Digital Nomads' Game the System to Work in Paradise

Visa scams and tax evasion are common as locals struggle with a low minimum wage.

Reddit

How do you stay productive while travelling

When traveling I’m all over the place, I schedule my tasks but I don’t complete them. Things come up, place to …

SlideShare

Engineering Management in Remote teams

The opening talk of the Running Remote Conference 2019. I tried to explain what makes distributed teams and remote work …

WIRED

I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport—It Wasn't Easy

Travelers should be critical when submitting to facial recognition technology in airports. Ask yourself: Is saving a few …

Reddit

Do you find being a digital nomad more appealing than being a remote worker?

Most DNs I see on here travel while picking up freelance work. This used to be a goal of mine as well. But being a remote …

Condé Nast Traveler

Where to Go When You Just Want to Be Alone

Thoreau headed for the woods. Bowles fled to the desert. The Indigo Girls went to the mountains. We humans disappear into …

The Startup

Why I Won't Freelance: Freelancing isn't for everyone.

I make sure that I take the time to create, at least something, nearly everyday. I want to be a writer. I want to write …

The Startup

The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1: Making meeting suck a little less

Meetings suck. It’s a universally accepted truth.

I’m here to tell you that they don’t have to. I’m …

CBS News

Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees

A college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans. …

BBC

Robots 'to replace up to 20 million factory jobs' by 2030

Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford …

Elemental

The Cryptic Language of Non-Verbal Communication

Scientists are starting to decipher the things we don’t say with words.

Nick deWilde

Career Transition Risk and the Ladder of Legitimacy

To understand how much career transition risk you’re taking on, ask yourself how much hiring risk your future manager …

Quartz

It's time to factor remote work into our urban planning

If we really want to build a sustainable future for cities, then government and business leaders need to shift focus and …

Inside Design Blog

Balancing family and work with Alicja Colon in episode 4 of "Greater Than Avatars"

The trouble with working from home is honoring work-life balance, and Alicja’s not afraid to talk about that …

Scott's Cheap Flights

The Best and Worst US Airports for Cheap International Flights in 2019

To determine which airports offer the most frequent deals on international flights—and which major airports offer the …

The Atlantic

Why We Cry on Planes

Is it such a stretch to imagine a commercial plane as one of the loneliest places in the modern world? Why is seat 27F on the …

Reddit

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. …

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 …

TIME

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 …

University 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 …

BBC

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 …

BBC

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 …

The 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.

Vox

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 …

The 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 …

The 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 …