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Telegraph

The sneaky ways shirkers are avoiding the return to the office

From ‘coffee badging’ to ‘hushed hybrid’ tactics, work-from-home fakers face a reckoning.

Journee Mondiale

This small town has become 2025’s secret paradise for digital nomads (and it costs just $300/month)

In 2025, the most appealing destinations might not be bustling metropolises, but rather charming small towns that combine …

Reddit

What are small travel hacks as a digital nomad, that you wish you would have learned much sooner?

After traveling for many years I have developed a few small tricks that I wish I had known much sooner to have a more …

Forbes

Why The Debate About Remote Work Misses The Point

It looks like we have got to the point in the whole working remotely/in the office debate where the position you take is less …

Harvard Business Review

Does Returning to the Office Support Your Company’s Strategy?

The news seems full of companies abandoning remote and hybrid work, requiring their employees to come to the office five days …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Business Review

Europeans stick to their home countries despite opportunities for remote work

Most workers in the European Union have stayed in their home countries and remained on traditional contracts, despite …

Mihnea's Context

Freelancing: How I got clients, part 1 (7min read)

It took me 2 years to get my first client as an independent freelancer.

For my second client, it took 6 months.

For the …

Inc.

How to Monitor Remote Employees So They Work Hard and Don’t Hate You

Remote employees hate electronic monitoring tools. A new study finds they are happier and more productive when managers take …

Lago

I reviewed every snack in our office kitchen

The design space of good office snacks is different from that of conventional food—and I’m tired of pretending it’s not. …

Fortune

Stripe’s billionaire Collison brothers say remote work solves the ‘two-body problem’ faced by working couples

The billionaire Irish cofounders of payments company Stripe have sounded a cautionary tone in the widespread return-to-office …

The Atlantic

The Job Market Is Frozen

Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?

Reddit

What was your biggest digital nomad f*ck up?

Let’s hear them.

Harvard Business School

What We Learned in Three Charts: Digital Divide and Remote Work

Harvard Business School research continues to reveal the contours of a workforce changed by COVID-19. And yet, despite the …

Reddit

Bangkok is the best city i’ve lived in and nowhere else has come close.

As the title says, I’ve lived in Bangkok for almost 1 year now and I love it, but the biggest downside is EVERYWHERE i’ve …

Simon Späti

Finding Flow: Escaping Digital Distractions Through Deep Work and Slow Living

A personal guide to reclaiming focus in the age of endless temptation.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

The Journal

Analysis of remote work: 'It's not in decline - demand is higher than ever'

By widening the scope of data we examine, a different story emerges — one that reflects a sustained and growing demand for …

CEPR

Home sweet home: The value of remote work

On average, individuals are willing to forgo 25% of their total compensation for a job that offers partially or fully remote …

The Technium

50 Years of Travel Tips

I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot.

Markets Herald

Navigating the Portugal Digital Nomad Visa: A Comprehensive Guide

One of the most attractive options for digital nomads is the Portugal Digital Nomad Visa (D8). This article will guide you …

Wall Street Journal

Remote Work and JPMorgan’s Mole

Someone secretly recorded Jamie Dimon making the case for a return to the office.

WIRED

The Loneliness Epidemic Is a Security Crisis

Romance scams cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars a year. As people grow increasingly isolated, and generative AI …

Business Insider

WFH has made everyone NSFW

There are a lot of perks of working from home: the skipped commute, the chance of a quick midday workout, the lack of formal …

The Economist

When will remote workers see their pay cut?

Logging on at home is a perk, yet so far it has not been treated as such.

Wait But Why

Your Life in Weeks

Sometimes life seems really short, and other times it seems impossibly long. But this chart helps to emphasize that it’s most …