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UC Santa Cruz

Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to 'night owl' sleep disorder

A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows how a genetic mutation throws off the timing of the biological clock, …

Sidewalk Labs

City of the Future: Remote Work

In an era of remote work, when people can work from anywhere, where will they choose to live? And what can cities do to set …

Fast Company

I'm deaf, and this is what happens when I get on a Zoom call

Can you hear me? No, but I can read you. A hearing-impaired product designer has his team experience his world and says we …

The Prof G Show

The Remote Work Revolution

On the first edition of The Prof G Show’s Geobusiness Expedition, Scott discusses the redistribution from commercial to …

Dana Jones' Software Development Blog

Making Remote Work: Part I - Building Trust With Remote Staff

Your team doesn’t owe you trust simply by virtue of you being their manager. They owe you respect, as we all owe each …

Harvard Business Review

What Job Crafting Looks Like

Job crafting — changing your job to make it more engaging and meaningful — can take many forms. We’ve been studying job …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #137

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 33 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Business Insider

Automation is projected to erase 85 million global jobs by 2025

In the near term, we believe the shift to remote work will be an even bigger driver of job displacement than automation. When …

Hoanh An

Get started with 2-minute rule

Whenever you find it hard to get started on a task, consider scaling it down into a 2-minute version.

The idea is to make it …

Hacker News

How are Digital Nomads coping with travel restrictions?

Many countries have effectively closed their borders, by not issuing tourist/visit visas, or requiring 14+ days’ …

Medium

How to Escape to the Countryside and Work Remote

If you are a remote worker and are ready to escape to the countryside, here’s my list of top things to consider based …

Reuters

Permanently remote workers seen doubling in 2021 due to pandemic productivity: survey

The percentage of workers around the world that is permanently working from home is expected to double in 2021 as …

Owl Labs

State of Remote Work 2020

How employees across the US feel about working remotely in a post-COVID-19 world, their new workplace expectations and what …

The Wall Street Journal

Remote Work Isn't Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore

Just as Slack, Zoom and countless other tools have made it possible for the world’s white-collar workers to work from …

Ness Labs

Sustainability over speed: adopting asynchronous communication

With more people working from home, asynchronous communication will become key to being productive while keeping our sanity. …

TIME

The COVID-19 Pandemic Upended the Office. It's Time to Radically Rethink How We Work

The pandemic is forcing companies to rethink how they structure work, and some are trying ambitious changes to try to fix …

SAPIENS

Why Do Virtual Meetings Feel So Weird?

Even as online meetings become more common, they can’t always capture the nuances of nonverbal communication and …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #136

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 32 new remote jobs, a feature on Mixmax and the week’s top remote work …

The Bold Italic

For Some, New WFH Policies Mean a Chance to Explore America

Meet the pandemic’s digital nomads who are ditching permanent residences in favor of hitting the road.

ZDNet

Microsoft's CEO is tired of working from home and he's not alone

Satya Nadella worries that staring into a screen lulls you into a stupor and casual interactions just don’t happen …

Aline Lerner's Blog

I've been an engineer and a recruiter. Hiring is broken. Here's why… and what it should be like instead.

If you’ve ever been on either end of the table, you’re probably mad at the state of hiring, too. Whether you have …

Reddit

A Warning About Glassdoor

After being laid off, I left a very detailed, thorough, cutting review that within a week of being posted, had 6 …

Travel + Leisure

Dubai's New Remote Work Visa Program Will Allow People to Live in the Emirate for One Year

Dubai is now on the growing list of places offering new programs to lure remote workers.

Erin Blaskie

The Transactional Nature of Remote Work & How It's Killing Workplace Culture

Today’s remote work environment is not remote-work-done-well.

This is …

GitLab

Embracing asynchronous communication

Asynchronous communication is a significant differentiator in a world where businesses are increasingly remote. …

UN Development Programme

Understanding digital nomads

The lifestyle of digital nomads is seen as reflective of current and coming trends. By seeing who they are and what they do, …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #135

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 30 new remote jobs, a feature on Doist and the week’s top remote work …

Hakai Magazine

The Island That Humans Can't Conquer

A faraway island in Alaska has had its share of visitors, but none can remain for long on its shores.

The Economist

Zoom and gloom

The transition to remote work is welcome. But it will be painful.