The New York Times
Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study Suggests
It’s a question central to daily life: Do you spend money to save time or spend time to save money? Well, if happiness …
HappinessArticles
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The Conversation
Remote workers would rather be watched than ignored and forgotten
Remote workers want the option of being visible online, but they want control over how they are presented. For office …
Remote WorkDigital Nomads of Reddit: What do you do, how much do you work, and how much do you make?
Digital Nomads of Reddit: What do you do, how much do you work, and how much do you make?
Digital NomadThe New Yorker
How to Travel Like a Millionaire? Ask the Points Guy
The credit-card-rewards guru Brian Kelly insists that we’re in a “golden age” of travel. You just have to …
TravelAeon
The quitting economy
When employees are treated as short-term assets, they reinvent themselves as marketable goods, always ready to quit.
CareerQuartz
I engineered my career to give me the adventurous life I always wanted
I began to realize I had been asking myself the wrong questions for most of my life. Like many people I know, I always …
CareerThe Conversation
Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper
When faced with an ATM or credit card machine that asks if you want to convert to your home currency, I recommend you …
TravelDEV
Why you should work remotely
Prior to starting the position I was worried about whether I could be happy and productive on a remote team. I wondered how …
Remote WorkOfficially completed one year as a DN, here are my thoughts
On the surface, it was incredible… There were many times I came across something truly remarkable, be it an abandoned …
Digital NomadIndie Hackers
How I've Lived the 4-Hour Work Week for a Decade
Tim Ferris’ classic book about an elusive 4-hour work week has sold over a million copies since its publication. While …
Digital NomadThe Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But …
LifeThe Outline
The Unsettled
It’s easier than ever to live with no fixed address, but that doesn’t come without a cost.
Digital NomadMcKinsey Digital
Where machines could replace humans—and where they can't (yet)
In fact, as our research has begun to show, the story is more nuanced. While automation will eliminate very few occupations …
Future of WorkBBC
The gig economy of the 18th Century
While it might seem that long-established ways of working are being disrupted, history shows us that the one person, one …
Gig EconomyFast Company
This Is The Current State Of The American Workplace
A glimpse of workplace trends on the rise.
WorkHacker News
How do you find clients when you have no network and can only do remote?
I have no network, no ability to relocate, can’t get a full time job right now, and urgently need to make some bucks …
Digital NomadBloomberg
The Rise and Fall of Working From Home
While telecommuting, the umbrella term for any work occurring outside the traditional office, has ballooned over the last 20 …
Remote WorkFavorite place to be a digital nomad?
I’d love to know your favorite places to be a digital nomad.
Digital NomadThe New York Times
Extreme Commuting
The number of people who commute two hours or more to work is expected to grow, especially now that it is easier to work …
WorkI want to be a digital nomad
I don’t think the office life is for me and I feel like I’m missing out on just living and experiencing new …
Digital NomadZapier
The Remote Work Survival Guide
This Survival Guide to Remote Work will walk you through the major challenges you will face in your remote job—and how to …
Remote WorkJournal of the Association for Consumer Research
Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One's Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
Results from two experiments indicate that even when people are successful at maintaining sustained attention—as when …
ProductivityFormer DNs, how long did you lead this lifestyle and what made you stop? What are you doing nowadays? Any plans to hit the road again?
No intentions to stop anytime soon myself, just wondering.
Digital NomadScientific American
Is Guaranteed Income for All the Answer to Joblessness and Poverty?
Whereas UBI is traditionally seen as an antidote to widespread job loss, some of today’s proponents view it in a …
Basic IncomeHacker News
Coping with Loneliness
I’ve, over the past few years, grown more and more lonely with very little outside contact. My job does not interact …
LifeTED
Go Ahead, Tell Your Boss You Are Working From Home
Working from home (or WFH) has an undeservedly bad reputation, says Stanford economist Bloom. Based on research comparing the …
Remote Work VideoKrister's coding adventures
Going for the 5 hour workday
8 hours and 5 days a week is killing me. Every workday I put all my effort into the project. Then I put more effort in to …
Work-Life BalanceKostas Bariotis
How to make a friend fast - the scientific method
The study I’m about to present to you is something you have probably already seen floating around the internet, said to …
LifeForbes
Employees Who Stay In Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less
The worst kept secret is that employees are making less on average every year. There are millions of reasons for this, but …
WorkInsights by Stanford Business
Why Working From Home Is a Future-looking Technology
A Stanford GSB expert shows how companies and employees benefit from workplace flexibility.
Remote Work