RescueTime Blog
Productivity in 2017: What we learned from analyzing 225 million hours of work time
One of the biggest mistakes so many of us make when planning out our days is to assume we have 8+ hours to do productive …
ProductivityArticles
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.
Bloomberg
The Rise of the Not-Just-Freelancing Freelancer
More people are keeping traditional jobs while picking up extra project-based work – and gaining an advantage.
Freelance WorkQuartz
This was the year I realized my brain belongs to my phone
A couple days without a smartphone is the most first-world of problems. That made the degree to which it affected me all the …
LifeOpen Culture
"Inemuri," the Japanese Art of Taking Power Naps at Work, on the Subway, and Other Public Places
If you’ve visited any big city in Japan, you’ve no doubt seen a fair few commuters sleeping on the subway. The …
Productivity WorkHarvard Business Review
A Study of 1,100 Employees Found That Remote Workers Feel Shunned and Left Out
When it comes to virtual teams, if you’re out of sight, you’re also out of mind. While more and more people are …
Remote Workalphadevx.com
Hell is a stylish shared office space
On why I was wrong to think that an open plan office was the worse kind of office, because a shared office space beats it.
CoworkingThe New York Times
How to Have Fewer Regrets
People identify regret as the second most common emotional state, after love. Don’t worry too much about missteps: …
LifeThe Shooting Star
Why Long Term Travel is More Like Real Life and Less Like Instagram
After over 3 years of being location independent, I can tell you that long term travel isn’t about proving a point, or …
Digital NomadQuartz
How to be a better traveler in 2018-without using the Internet
As we look forward to 2018, we asked some travers we admire for just one tip on how to be a better traveler in the year …
TravelMerriam-Webster
The Surprising History of 'Freelance'
Usually, people who freelance are self-employed; they decide who they’ll work for and for how long. You could call them …
FreelanceBlair Reeves
Learn to sell
Here’s my pitch: go do a stint in Sales. If I were early in my career and looking to boost my long-term trajectory, I …
CareerKolabtree Blog
Remote working at Kolabtree: Across 5 cities and 3 time zones
Though I’d freelanced independently before, I was new to being part of a remote team that was collaborating almost …
Remote WorkMark Manson
The Real Value of Money
There are many stores of value in life. Time is a form of value. Knowledge is a form of value. Happiness and other positive …
LifePriceonomics
When Does Work Actually Get Done?
If we’re going to be precise about it, work gets done at 11AM on a Monday in October. At all other times of day, …
WorkTED
The Remote Working Revolution Has Arrived
Pants optional. Wouldn’t that be nice for your work day? Remote working can make that possible, and many companies are …
Remote Work VideoMedium
To perform at your best, focus on Goals not Tasks
Goals are strategic and aspirational, whereas tasks are tactical and will likely happen anyway. Goals are progress oriented, …
ProductivityThe New York Times
Why Trying New Things Is So Hard to Do
Habits are powerful. We persist with many of them because we tend to give undue emphasis to the present. Trying something new …
LifeSoftware Engineering Stack Exchange
How to respond when you are asked for an estimate?
What is your personal process for deciding and delivering an estimate? What techniques have you found useful?
Freelance WorkQuora
What are the best airport tips?
For international travel always take adapters for the power outlets. Have ebooks/books/offline stuff to read/do. Bring more …
TravelMedium
"Digital Nomad" Is Obsolete
In the past five years, a “digital-nomad industrial complex” has emerged, in which people enable their …
Digital NomadKZhu
Does Life End at 35?
Do you sometimes lie awake worrying that you aren’t succeeding fast enough? Are you tortured by younger peers who have …
LifeHow many digital nomads actually want to network/learn/hang out with other digital nomads while traveling?
They say you’re the sum of the 5 people you’re closest too…but sometimes I feel like the hardest part of …
Digital NomadThe Points Guy
Jetiquette: Who Gets the Middle Seat Armrests?
The right to armrest use is an all-too-common dilemma today, as seat sizes slim and cabin configurations grow dense, and …
TravelQuartz
"Virtual coffee breaks" encourage remote workers to interact like they would in an office
Face-to-face interactions are arguably even more important in a remote environment, as they can help prevent potential …
Remote WorkVice
I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor
Once upon a time, long before I began selling my face by the acre for features on VICE dot com, I worked other jobs. There …
TravelThings Many People Find Too Obvious To Have Told You Already
Some people really benefit from hearing advice that everyone knows, for the same reason we keep schools open despite every …
Life WorkHacker News
What's the best way to get a remote position
As someone who is planning to make the move to working from home in the future, I find myself wondering what’s the …
Remote WorkForbes
U.S. Carriers Move To Ban Smart Luggage
Major U.S. carriers are moving to ban smart luggage from all aircraft. On Friday, American Airlines announced that “as …
TravelMother Jones
You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot—and Sooner Than You Think
I want to tell you straight off what this story is about: Sometime in the next 40 years, robots are going to take your job. I …
Future of WorkJoe Blogs
Getting remote-friendly
Some might say that you cannot be ‘agile’ unless your whole team is all in the same place. I’d challenge …
Remote Work