Atlas Obscura
What's the Fastest Language in the World?
We first have to determine what we even mean by “fastest.” Does that mean the number of words or syllables spoken …
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 5194 articles, written by 5668 authors from 1228 publishers.
Fortune
Europe's hottest talent is moving to the continent's second cities like Manchester, Rotterdam, and Stuttgart for a better quality of life—so bosses are following suit
Workers are packing up their belongings and turning their backs on the constant grind of Europe’s most intense capital …
Remote WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkFinancial Times
For young people, the job search has never been so miserable
Automated application processes are dehumanising and unhelpful.
CareerGeorgia Institute of Technology
Remote Work in a Post-Pandemic World
Four years after the onset of the pandemic, remote work has become the norm for a large portion of the workforce. Patricia …
Remote WorkArs Technica
Dell tells remote workers that they won't be eligible for promotion
Big turnaround from Dell’s previous pro-WFH stance.
Remote WorkAd Age
Remote work isn't the issue—lazy managers are
Why modern leaders should emphasize results over physical presence.
Remote WorkInc.
Snap Is Cracking Down on Remote Work
According to a new report, the tech giant is giving employees two months to return to the office–or leave.
Remote WorkPhys.org
Suppressing boredom at work hurts future productivity, study shows
Boredom serves an important purpose—it signals the need to stop an action and find an alternative project. But boredom …
Productivity WorkZerodha Tech Blog
The remoteness of remote work
The hard lesson we learnt is that effective, long term remote work requires specific skill sets and DNA to pull off.
Remote WorkHarvard Business Review
When New Hires Get Paid More, Top Performers Resign First
To attract new talent, employers often offer new hires higher wages than existing employees. But today, a combination of …
WorkFortune
'Folks don't live near the office anymore': Remote work guru Nick Bloom gets real on why RTO is so hard
Despite return-to-office mandates and a move toward more hybrid and in-person work, employees are moving farther away from …
Remote WorkHarvard Business Review
Fighting Loneliness on Remote Teams
Remote work offers many benefits, but the lack of community – compared to in-person environments – can cause some workers to …
Remote WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkThe Guardian
Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank
Britain is going through the longest sustained rise in the number of working-age adults who are too sick to work since the …
WorkWired
People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One
Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are …
LifeBusiness Insider
How 4 people got away with secretly working multiple remote jobs and making over $300,000 a year — and the closest they came to getting caught
Some Americans are secretly working multiple remote jobs to boost their incomes. Despite having double the meetings, duties, …
Remote WorkNess Labs
Rediscovering Ikigai: What We Got Wrong and How to Find Meaning in Life
One unique Japanese concept is the idea of ikigai, which can be roughly translated to reason for being (or “raison …
LifeFortune
Remote work jobs are disappearing—but they're becoming a talent gold mine for employers still offering them
Bosses of the world’s biggest companies have walked back flexible remarks on office working habits as they seek to get …
Remote WorkInfoWorld
Return to office is a mistake
Cubicle farms are breeding grounds for interruptions, and interruptions are the bane of developer productivity.
Remote WorkBig Think
The "Reitoff principle": Why you should add "nothing" to your work-life schedule
The Reitoff principle gives us permission to “write off” a day and intentionally step away from achieving …
Work-Life BalanceConstruction Physics
Why Is It So Hard to Build an Airport?
Despite their importance, airports are enormously difficult to build, not only in the US but around the world.
TravelThe Conversation
Digital nomads: a benefit or burden for local communities?
While poorly planned visa schemes can cause a world of problems in destination countries, a carefully designed programme can …
Digital NomadNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #349
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkThe Verge
Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras
Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to use indoor security cameras, regardless of where they’re placed or what …
TravelBusiness Insider
Half of Americans would take a pay cut to work remotely — and many are willing to give up vacation days, survey finds
A new FlexJobs survey of 4,000 workers in the US, conducted in February 2024, found that workers are clamoring for …
Remote WorkCity Journal
Remote Work Is Here to Stay
The pandemic-driven rise of remote work has changed many companies’ views of the necessity of physical office spaces. …
Remote WorkAre digital nomads becoming less welcome?
I currently live in Lisbon and have started to notice locals frequently become unfriendly when they realise I am not just a …
Digital NomadPopular Science
The language you speak changes your perception of time
“You know, the question of whether the language we speak influences the way we think, people have tended to approach …
LanguageBusiness Insider
Dell workers can stay remote — but they're not going to get promoted
The memo states: “For remote team members, it is important to understand the trade-offs: Career advancement, including …
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