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Scott Hanselman

Quarantine work is not Remote work

If you’re new to Remote Work and you’re feeling some kind of way, I want to say this as an expert in remote …

CNN

Airline passengers undergo Covid-19 blood tests before boarding

Perhaps a sign of what the future holds for air travelers, Dubai-based airline Emirates has begun carrying out Covid-19 blood …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #109

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 27 new remote jobs, a feature on Aha! and the week’s top remote work …

Jurn

Saving Money on International Payments as a Remote Freelancer

After years of working remotely and receiving payments from companies in more than a dozen different countries, I’ve …

garry's posthaven

Masterclass on Remote Work: Management with empathy, fostering a values-based culture (Part 2 of 2)

How do you build a fast growing startup team that builds a world-class product? This is part two, focusing on management with …

Marker

Companies Don't Need to Lay People Off to Survive

How one CEO saved his 12,000-person company without a single layoff.

Reddit

My name is Meigo Märk and I walked 20,000 kilometers or 12,427 miles

Greetings! My name is Meigo Märk and I wish to share with you a story, photos and videos of how I was walking 20,000 …

Bloomberg

Companies Are Firing the Wrong People

The wave of layoffs is a slow-rolling catastrophe, warn MIT professors Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee.

The New Yorker

The History of Loneliness

Until a century or so ago, almost no one lived alone; now many endure shutdowns and lockdowns on their own. How did modern …

Lauren Razavi

Are Digital Nomads Better Prepared For Self-Isolation?

The challenges of global living equip people with unexpected resilience.

Vice

Time Is Meaningless Now

We are not currently plunged into darkness—in a cave with no natural light—nor are we stripped of our phones or watches. But …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 31 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Tidepool.

The New Republic

The Hollow Politics of Minimalism

A pristine, stripped-down aesthetic conceals the messy realities of society.

Medium

25 things we've implemented at Front to keep a great culture while being remote

Like many companies across the world, we’ve had to transition Front to fully remote work in just a few days. If …

NPR

Airlines Want To Cancel Rule Requiring Them To Refund Fares For Canceled Flights

Airlines are again pleading for government assistance, only this time, they want a break from some federal regulations …

Forbes

Remote Work Is The New Norm. Will It Last?

…the abrupt departure from physical offices has forced employers to fundamentally change how they communicate, …

LinkedIn

As A Remote Work Manager, Here's How My Team Works (Efficiently) From Home

In these uncertain and challenging times, many people are working from home (WFH) for the first time. As someone who has …

GQ

Cal Newport on Surviving Screens and Social Media in Isolation

A computer scientist on why the quality of your quarantine may come down to how you use your technology.

NoDesk

Digital Nomad Gear Guide

In this guide, we look at: Minimalist Travel, Packing Tips, Travel Baggage: Checked and Carry-on Baggage, Clothing and Gear.

Reddit

Will there be a flood of digital nomads after all this is over?

My guess is yes, and for some of us, more competition. For others, more opportunities as a greater range of employers accept …

The New York Times

Working From Your Childhood Bedroom

For some millennials, sheltering in place means moving home to their parents' house.

NoDesk

How a Non-Techie Learned to Code from Scratch

My background is in business and apart from being intellectually curious and interested in technology, I have no previous …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 29 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Kiva.

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

How Many Jobs Can be Done at Home?

Our classification implies that 34 percent of U.S. jobs can plausibly be performed at home. We obtain our estimate by …

Things I Write

Working From Home

The connection to the team is less, and so we use different “Remote Work” products in order to fill that gap.

The …

CNN

Airlines will offer fewer choices and higher fares after the coronavirus crisis

A leaner airline industry means some of the 750,000 jobs the industry had at the start of 2020 won’t come back. …

garry's posthaven

Masterclass on Remote Work: Hiring, recruiting, and essential tools (Part 1 of 2)

Today’s a master class in how to run remote work teams, from a team that has been working remotely from nearly the …

Bloomberg

Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers

With so many people working remotely because of the coronavirus, surveillance software is flying off the virtual shelves.

The New York Times

Stop Trying to Be Productive

The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But …