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12 Travel Hacks That Will Make Your Trip So Much Easier, According To Digital Nomads

Here are a few tips from digital nomads that any traveler could benefit from.

Hacker News

What software/service helps you be an effective remote developer?

What software/service helps you be an effective remote developer?

BecomeNomad

Tips for working with a laptop from public locations

Whether you are a digital nomad, freelancer or remote worker, it is critical to find good spots to stay for a few hours and …

Lars Holdgaard

Digital nomad depression – a downside of travelling the world full time

When some newbie decides to jump into the amazing new world of digital nomadism – their Instagram and Facebook fill up with …

Harvard Business Review

How to Highlight Your Talents in a Job Interview Without Showing Off

So what should you do if you are interested in communicating your talents to others without coming across as a show-off or as …

The Independent

Airline safety: 2017 was safest year in history for passengers around world, research shows

In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers.

Hacker Noon

The Stress of Remote Working

There is a lot of good to say about remote working, and I see a lot of rabid defence of the practice. I agree with most of …

Reddit

1 year in. My DN experience.

As I’m actually doing the digital nomad thing - thought I’d share my experience.

Been a hell of a year, extremely …

Slate Magazine

Terminal

This is a story about how the airport became the setting for the Great American Freakout. Once an icon of progress, then …

Longreads

The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy

There is a story about a ghost economy. The distance between the main employer, the company that hires the temp agency, and …

The New York Times

Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Heart

Sitting quietly for extended periods of time could be hurting your heart, according to a surprising new study. It finds that …

The New Yorker

An Ode to the Home Office

The home office both contains and makes real the ephemeral and frustrating toil of generating and realizing a good idea.

Reddit

How do you find your month long (+) bookings?

Airbnb? Local vacation rental tool?

Quora

Should you accept an offer of either tea or coffee in a serious meeting or a job interview?

It depends.

Vox

How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult

This is a sad story. People almost universally report that friendships are important to their happiness and well-being. They …

Reddit

Ready to quit job and become a digital nomad, what do i need to do prior?

I have two years salary saved and am planning on leaving my day job in March. I dont plan on travelling until June. What do I …

Reddit

Ready to quit job and become a digital nomad, what do i need to do prior?

I have two years salary saved and am planning on leaving my day job in March. I dont plan on travelling until June. What do I …

Hacker News

Has working remotely harmed your career growth?

There’s a lot of talk about remote work nowadays. But has the lack of being able to be with co-workers harmed your …

RescueTime Blog

Productivity in 2017: What we learned from analyzing 225 million hours of work time

One of the biggest mistakes so many of us make when planning out our days is to assume we have 8+ hours to do productive …

Bloomberg

The Rise of the Not-Just-Freelancing Freelancer

More people are keeping traditional jobs while picking up extra project-based work – and gaining an advantage.

Quartz

This was the year I realized my brain belongs to my phone

A couple days without a smartphone is the most first-world of problems. That made the degree to which it affected me all the …

Open Culture

"Inemuri," the Japanese Art of Taking Power Naps at Work, on the Subway, and Other Public Places

If you’ve visited any big city in Japan, you’ve no doubt seen a fair few commuters sleeping on the subway. The …

Harvard Business Review

A Study of 1,100 Employees Found That Remote Workers Feel Shunned and Left Out

When it comes to virtual teams, if you’re out of sight, you’re also out of mind. While more and more people are …

alphadevx.com

Hell is a stylish shared office space

On why I was wrong to think that an open plan office was the worse kind of office, because a shared office space beats it.

The New York Times

How to Have Fewer Regrets

People identify regret as the second most common emotional state, after love. Don’t worry too much about missteps: …

The Shooting Star

Why Long Term Travel is More Like Real Life and Less Like Instagram

After over 3 years of being location independent, I can tell you that long term travel isn’t about proving a point, or …

Quartz

How to be a better traveler in 2018-without using the Internet

As we look forward to 2018, we asked some travers we admire for just one tip on how to be a better traveler in the year …

Merriam-Webster

The Surprising History of 'Freelance'

Usually, people who freelance are self-employed; they decide who they’ll work for and for how long. You could call them …

Blair Reeves

Learn to sell

Here’s my pitch: go do a stint in Sales. If I were early in my career and looking to boost my long-term trajectory, I …