The New York Times
The Power of Positive People
While many of us focus primarily on diet and exercise to achieve better health, science suggests that our well-being also is …
LifeArticles
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 5504 articles, written by 6041 authors from 1298 publishers.
Signal v. Noise
The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea
We’re squandering human health and potential on an epic scale by forcing the vast majority of people who dislike or …
WorkPersonal Growth
The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You
Almost everybody thinks of themselves as self-aware. They think they know how they feel and what they want and what their …
LifeSeth's Blog
The jerk fallacy
There’s a common misperception, particularly in media, business and politics, that being a jerk is a necessary …
LifeQuartz
A Stanford researcher says we shouldn't start working full time until age 40
A woman who is 40 years old today can expect to live another 45 years, on average, while 5% will live to see their 100th …
WorkMedium
My story & learnings from being a digital nomad for three years
It’s been three years to the day today that I left my job and went self-employed and location-independent. And while …
Digital NomadThe New York Times
How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out
What’s happening? Who cares. Meet JOMO, FOMO’s benevolent younger cousin.
LifeSapiens
Why Envy Might Be Good for Us
Namibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
LifeKnow Your Team
How to have a good relationship with your boss when you're working remotely
Four best practices to help you work well with your boss when you don’t see them face-to-face all the time.
Remote WorkMedium
What travel insurance REALLY means. Warning: graphic content
My most recent experience with insurance, is the travel kind. Before leaving London to begin life as a ‘digital …
Digital NomadThe Startup
How I earned $15,000 last month from freelance design
I just sent off over NZ$15,000 worth in invoices for freelance design work performed last month. It might have been my most …
FreelanceHacker News
How did you find your passion?
How did you find your passion?
WorkThe Atlantic
'Find Your Passion' Is Awful Advice
A major new study questions the common wisdom about how we should choose our careers.
CareerTracking Happiness
The Effect Of Sleep On Happiness [Complete Analysis]
Sleep is becoming more important to me as I’m getting older. In this unique analysis, I have tried to quantify the …
HappinessWhat is your 'end game'? What kind of life are you striving to live?
What is your ’end game’? What kind of life are you striving to live?
Digital NomadThe Startup
Digital nomad? Nope. I chose the freelance life so I can stay at home.
Sure, I dream to travel. I wish a did a bit more of it in my younger days before I had kids and a mortgage. But when I travel …
Digital Nomad FreelanceMedium
Digital Exile: How I Got Banned for Life from AirBnB
The part that’s especially poetic to me is that AirBnB touts a firm brand message of community and connectedness with …
TravelQuartz
Being rational all the time isn't going to do you any favors
We now know that our brain has certain cognitive biases that stop us from seeing the world as it really is and interacting …
LifeMedium
Becoming a digital nomad making indie games
This story is about quitting the corporate world, making indie games, and becoming a digital nomad in Mexico.
Digital NomadHacker News
Are you a remote worker that escaped to the countryside?
The civilizational trend seems to be more centralization. I’m curious if anyone has gone in the opposite direction. It …
Remote WorkOpen Culture
Wynton Marsalis Gives 12 Tips on How to Practice: For Musicians, Athletes, or Anyone Who Wants to Learn Something New
Practicing for countless hours before we can be good at something seems burdensome and boring. Maybe that’s why …
LearningMedium
The report is in: Open offices don't encourage openness.
In a recent report published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, “the volume of face-to-face …
WorkEntrepreneur's Handbook
Exactly How I Landed My Most Lucrative Freelance and Consulting Deals
8 single-paragraph stories that show how one business skill brought in writing gigs with rates of $100/hour, $500 per …
FreelanceVox
The myth of the job-hopping, rootless millennial is just that — a myth
Hype about the “gig economy” aside, Americans are becoming more attached to their jobs and communities, not less. …
Gig EconomyDoes anyone else feel like they've lost their passion?
Awesome, I’m living my dream. Except I’m not really enjoying myself. This is going to sound strange, but for …
Digital NomadHacker News
What do you do when you suddenly feel like not working anymore?
It’s Saturday morning. You start coding in your side-project. A couple of hours go by. You feel like, “I’m …
ProductivityWandering Earl
A Rant About Travel, Awareness and Social Media
Once upon a time, the focus was on the beauty, the eye-opening moments and the education of travel. Now, that focus has …
TravelCo.Design
Why tech's favorite color is making us all miserable
The cold blue light of modern touchscreens may be aesthetically pleasing, but it poses health problems. Designers and …
HealthRobert Heaton
How to read
Learning comes from repetition, but books are long and verbose and not designed with this in mind. You can get a macro, …
LearningMedium
Where Are You From?
Accents are a point of connection. We’re constantly influenced by the people around us, and that extends to accents — …
Language Life