Ambition & Balance - by Doist
How We Manage Projects on a Fully Remote Team
Lessons learned managing cross-functional projects on a team of 60 people spread across 23 countries.
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 5294 articles, written by 5790 authors from 1247 publishers.
Know Your Team
The 25 best icebreaker questions for team-building at work
Our most popular get-to-know-you questions for work, based on four years of data.
WorkOpen Blog
40 Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work
Remote work is something we love to talk about at Buffer, because we think it’s the future – and we know it’s …
Remote WorkAeon
Why hiring the 'best' people produces the least creative results
Corporations, non-profits, governments, universities and even preschools test, score and hire the ‘best’. This …
WorkOutside Online
The Case for Lowering Your Expectations
Still, it’s worth reiterating that setting high expectations is integral to personal, athletic, and professional …
LifeWorld Economic Forum
6 reasons to be optimistic about the future of work
The path to a good life appears increasingly difficult to find and pursue for a growing number of people. A key factor …
Future of WorkThe New York Times
What to Do When Laptops and Silence Take Over Your Cafe?
Remote workers have staked out coffee shops for years, but small-business owners say their ranks are rising…Owners …
Remote WorkRibice
After being completely honest, Upwork banned my account for 'being dishonest'
There are plenty of articles online despising Upwork. For those that don’t know, Upwork is ’the world’s …
FreelanceThrive Global
Here's How to Make The Biggest Decisions of Your Life
What is the worst thing that can happen? Well, it could cost me some money. Ok, well money is replaceable so that’s a …
LifeMy 2 years nomad experience
I thought I’d share my experience of being a nomad for almost 2 years and visiting 30+ countries.
Digital Nomad19 Big Myths About Remote Work
Here are the most pervasive remote work myths — grouped by topic — along with the reality.
Remote WorkRescueTime Blog
The worst distractions are the ones we love: An interview with author and habit coach James Clear
In this interview, we asked James to apply his unique blend of academic research and personal anecdote to the biggest issues …
ProductivityThe New York Times
When You're a 'Digital Nomad,' the World Is Your Office
A global network of live-work spaces is springing up to serve this new breed of millennial wanderer.
Digital NomadLeaving Laptop in Public Places to go to the bathroom?
Is there a solution, to go to the bathroom and feel safe that nobody is gonna steal my stuff?
Digital Nomad Remote WorkHere
What It's Really Like to Be a Digital Nomad
Thanks to improved technology and a bounty of new companies that promise users a seamless global lifestyle—and thanks to the …
Digital NomadHacker Noon
Craftsmanship—The Alternative to the Four Hour Work Week Mindset
To be successful over the course of a career requires the application and accumulation of expertise. This assumes that for …
CareerFast Company
I Tried A Four-Day Workweek For A Month And Ended Up More Stressed
To me, the idea of a four-day work week seemed more like a fantasy than a plausible reality, mainly because I didn’t …
WorkNPR
Will Work For No Benefits: The Challenges Of Being In The New Contract Workforce
Being on your own in the workforce often means you don’t have the safety net of benefits and other forms of support …
Gig EconomyRetiring in Southeast Asia might be a lot harder than you think
I am a European guy, lived in Southeast Asia for over 10 years, worked and travelled a lot in …
Digital NomadQuartz
The 9-to-5 workday isn't just hated—it's obsolete
Thankfully, the modern work day is not immutable, it’s simply the standard most people living know. And while it may …
Future of WorkSmashing Magazine
How To Work Out What To Charge Clients: The Honest Version
In truth pricing projects is almost impossible to do accurately or in an entirely ‘fair’ way. There are just too …
FreelanceThe Globe and Mail
Why is loneliness so toxic? Scientists are exploring what it does to the human body
But just what makes loneliness so toxic? Scientists are looking for answers by delving into how the human body responds to …
HealthNetguru Blog
I Travel the World Working Nine to Five – Pros and Cons of Remote Work and How to Do It Right
I wanted to reconcile travelling with my professional career as a marketing specialist and sought different options of doing …
Digital Nomad Remote WorkAtlas Obscura
Decoding the Design of In-Flight Seat Belts
What is the deal with this seat belt? It is not like other seat belts. It is a lap belt only, in two pieces, secured by an …
TravelMedium
No one is going to teach you how to become a digital nomad
Are you looking for some advice on how to become a digital nomad? Here are two cents from someone that has been traveling the …
Digital NomadMedium
Procrastinators Are Actually Workaholics (4 Steps to Reclaim Your Life)
When we procrastinate, we fill our lives with the tasks that are right in front of us rather than make the concerted effort …
Productivity WorkForbes
9-5 Is Out. Try The 1-6 Instead.
For most of us, it doesn’t matter when we work or how long it takes to finish. Working fewer hours doesn’t mean …
WorkWhy is Chiang Mai so popular?
I don’t get it. Please explain it to me. Did all these blogs trying to sell people on Chiang Mai have some an effect? …
Digital Nomad TravelThis Programming Life
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job Hunt
This is a story about finding a job as a senior software engineer in Toronto - with a twist: just having moved there from …
CareerThe Conversation
Is the future of work necessarily glamorous? Digital nomads and 'van life'
Should we advise university and high-school students to become digital nomads? As part of the apprenticeship of the new world …
Digital Nomad Future of Work