WIRED
I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport—It Wasn't Easy
Travelers should be critical when submitting to facial recognition technology in airports. Ask yourself: Is saving a few …
TravelArticles
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 5152 articles, written by 5621 authors from 1222 publishers.
Do you find being a digital nomad more appealing than being a remote worker?
Most DNs I see on here travel while picking up freelance work. This used to be a goal of mine as well. But being a remote …
Digital Nomad Remote WorkCondé Nast Traveler
Where to Go When You Just Want to Be Alone
Thoreau headed for the woods. Bowles fled to the desert. The Indigo Girls went to the mountains. We humans disappear into …
TravelThe Startup
Why I Won't Freelance: Freelancing isn't for everyone.
I make sure that I take the time to create, at least something, nearly everyday. I want to be a writer. I want to write …
FreelanceThe Startup
The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1: Making meeting suck a little less
Meetings suck. It’s a universally accepted truth.
I’m here to tell you that they don’t have to. I’m …
WorkCBS News
Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees
A college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans. …
Career LifeBBC
Robots 'to replace up to 20 million factory jobs' by 2030
Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford …
Future of WorkElemental
The Cryptic Language of Non-Verbal Communication
Scientists are starting to decipher the things we don’t say with words.
LanguageNick deWilde
Career Transition Risk and the Ladder of Legitimacy
To understand how much career transition risk you’re taking on, ask yourself how much hiring risk your future manager …
CareerQuartz
It's time to factor remote work into our urban planning
If we really want to build a sustainable future for cities, then government and business leaders need to shift focus and …
Remote WorkInside Design Blog
Balancing family and work with Alicja Colon in episode 4 of "Greater Than Avatars"
The trouble with working from home is honoring work-life balance, and Alicja’s not afraid to talk about that …
Remote WorkScott's Cheap Flights
The Best and Worst US Airports for Cheap International Flights in 2019
To determine which airports offer the most frequent deals on international flights—and which major airports offer the …
TravelThe Atlantic
Why We Cry on Planes
Is it such a stretch to imagine a commercial plane as one of the loneliest places in the modern world? Why is seat 27F on the …
TravelDo you feel lonely while remote working?
I think you feel lonely when you do not have meaningful social interactions, which might naturally happen to remote workers. …
Remote WorkDeloitte Insights
What is work?
The current discussion in the future of work is all about skills and reskilling. It’s how do we give workers a new set …
Future of Work PodcastTIME
Work-Life Balance Is a Myth. Do This Instead
If you think about it, work-life balance is a strange aspiration for a fulfilling life. Balance is about stasis: if our lives …
Work-Life BalanceUniversity of Cambridge
One day of paid work a week is all we need to get mental health benefits of employment
“We know unemployment is often detrimental to people’s wellbeing, negatively affecting identity, status, time …
Health WorkBBC
The science behind why some of us are shy
To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired …
LifeBBC
How modern life is transforming the human skeleton
From the emergence of a spiky growth at the back of some people’s skulls to the enigmatic finding that our elbows are …
HealthThe New York Times
No, Night Owls Aren't Doomed to Die Early
Despite alarmist headlines and a study that suggested morning people live longer, the truth is more complicated.
HealthVox
California is cracking down on the gig economy
California just took a major step in rewriting the rules of the gig economy.
The state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that …
Gig EconomyThe DESK Magazine
How to Email a Busy Person & Get a Reply
If you want to email a busy person and get a response, you’d better write a good email. And after sending and receiving …
WorkThe New York Times
Remember the '10,000 Hours' Rule for Success? Forget About It
Folk wisdom holds the trade-off between breadth and depth to be a cruel one: “jack-of-all-trades, master of …
LifeOneZero
When Ignoring a Text Is the Polite Thing to Do
We don’t communicate the same way we used to, so why should the old rules of etiquette apply? In the era of social …
LifeDice
Burnout is Now an Official Medical Condition
Burnout is real, and it now has its own distinction with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a legitimate medical …
Health WorkGitPrime Blog
Leading Remote and Distributed Engineering Teams – Top Takeaways from the Panel
We held a panel discussion with three of today’s top engineering leaders to discuss approaches and lessons learned in …
Remote WorkBloomberg
Prepare for Another Summer of Overtourism
The accessible price of travel in Europe has become a problem for locals and visitors alike.
TravelLinum Labs
Presence-based vs output-based work systems
Why I believe that the output-based system leads to better results than the traditional 9 to 5 based on a deeper dive into …
Remote WorkDistributed.blog
Is remote work 'Bull***t'?
We believe that distributed work is great for many reasons, and will eventually replace most traditional office environments. …
Remote WorkJustin Jackson
The Freedom Ladder
Have you ever seen a painter use a scaffold? It’s a ladder you construct to get from ground level up to the elevation …
Life Work