Weekly Remote Jobs
I’m excited to share with you the first issue of the new NODESK remote jobs newsletter. Each issue will feature a digest of remote jobs from the past week as well as the occasional company profile and offbeat piece.
Articles
Articles on how life and work are changing. Topics include: digital nomads, remote work, the future of work and much more.
Friday, Nov 15, 2019
Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself
Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself.
Thursday, Nov 14, 2019
The Risk of Dying Doing What We Love
Many of us participate in activities and sports that are at least somewhat dangerous. However, most of us also do not have a full appreciation of how risky these activities really are, especially compared to other things that we could be doing instead.
The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours
The ethically desirable goals of equality and the realisation of common goods require deeper social changes in the way work is done and what it is done for. Real progress lies in realising equality and common goods through work as much as gaining more time for non-work.
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019
The Travel Backpack by Haerfest
Haerfest designs bags for the new era of work. Minimalistic and functional, the Travel Backpack is your ‘office between offices’, designed to thoughtfully hold all your essentials as you work remotely.
Personal Wednesday: Using "I Am" Statements to Make Your Identity Large
In general, it’s powerful to keep your identity small. But it’s also helpful to have a clear sense of self identity. To achieve this, I’ve started a simple but powerful habit: “I am…” statements. Every morning, I write and say out loud a list of “I am” statements, like “I am proactive” or “I am handsome”. Over time, I add or remove statements, based on what I need.
Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019
The Manager’s Schedule Is Holding Back Remote Work
For some, the idea of working remotely is equivalent to laying around, watching Netflix (while working, of course), and going to happy hour by 3 p.m. For others, they can’t imagine driving into the office, being constantly interrupted, and leaving at the end of the day without a sense of accomplishment.
5-Hour Workdays? 4-Day Workweeks? Yes, Please
Sick of round-the-clock work emails and Slack messages? Here’s some hope.
Monday, Nov 11, 2019
I Thought Wilderness Was A Place To Find Myself, Until I Spent Four Months Living In It
A summer working on trails in the burned-out Oregon backcountry taught me that while humans may find profound beauty in nature, it does not exist for us.
Cracking The Code Of Remote Working: Lessons From The Future Of Work
Remote work may be the future, but how do you do it?
Friday, Nov 8, 2019
I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
While searching for the person who grifted me in Chicago, I discovered just how easily users of the short-term rental platform can get exploited.
Thursday, Nov 7, 2019
Work Anywhere, Live in Vermont
The Remote Worker Grant Program was created by the Vermont Legislature to encourage professionals interested in moving to Vermont to make the leap.
Why Open Offices Aren’t Working — and How to Fix Them
Ethan Bernstein, associate professor at Harvard Business School, studied how coworkers interacted before and after their company moved to an open office plan. The research shows why open workspaces often fail to foster the collaboration they’re designed for. Workers get good at shutting others out and their interactions can even decline.
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019
Why Don’t We Know How to Protect Our Time?
The cognitive errors that make us waste our most valuable resource.
Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working?
Are the wealthy addicted to money, competition, or just feeling important? Yes.
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019
Niksen Is the Dutch Lifestyle Concept of Doing Nothing—And You're About to See It Everywhere
First there was hygge, the Danish concept that made staying in and getting cozy cool. Then there was lagom, the Swedish mindset of approaching life with an “everything in moderation” mindset. Now there’s another Northern European trend that’s being embraced as a way to combat our increasingly busy and often stressful lives: niksen. The Dutch concept is as simple as, well, doing nothing.
How Tulsa is persuading digital nomads to settle down
The city’s $10,000 incentive to relocate has captivated remote workers, but the program to plug them into their new community is making them stay.
Monday, Nov 4, 2019
What has the road looked like for you during your rise to being a digital nomad?
And what tips can you offer to ambitious people who have only just found this exciting way of life?
Digital Nomads: The Big Picture
A comprehensive look into the lifestyle where you travel and work your way around the globe.
Friday, Nov 1, 2019
I Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight. Here’s What It Did to Me
I’ve just endured the world’s newest longest flight, a 16,200 kilometer (10,100 mile), nonstop ultra-marathon from New York to Sydney. It took about 19 and a half hours, and was almost as demanding as that sounds.