The Guardian
Employers are monitoring computers, toilet breaks – even emotions. Is your boss watching you?
From microchip implants to wristband trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology is enabling …
WorkArticles
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 5738 articles, written by 6315 authors from 1355 publishers.
The Guardian
Wandering stars: are Tallinn's digital nomads building the city of the future?
Estonia’s nomad visa and space-age digital infrastructure are set to make Tallinn more attractive to …
Digital NomadHacker News
Looking to branch out into remote work, how to start
I’m trying to learn more about remote work to find better opportunities than what is available to me locally. Where …
Remote WorkThe Economist
People crave silence, yet are unnerved by it
The human race is exhausting itself with noise and longs for its opposite—whether in the wilds, on the wide ocean or in some …
LifeJustin Mares
The 4 kinds of side businesses you can start
The biggest key to successful side hustles that i’ve seen? understanding that you’re not starting a startup. Get …
Side ProjectTim Harford
Judge the value of what you have by what you had to give up to get it
We should weigh opportunity costs with some care, mentally balancing any expenditure of time or money against what we might …
LifeDEV
Why (I think) Cost of Living pay for remote workers is BS.
When a company adjusts pay based on a remote employee’s location, what they explicitly saying is that “Your …
Remote WorkThe Cut
How to Stay Zen During Times of Transition
“A transition can be exciting but it’s a disruption of routine, and a disruption always involves an adaptation. …
LifeOpen Blog
Why We Believe Meeting in Person is Important for a Remote Team
We’re a fully remote team and have been since our start. We’ve also known the importance of meeting in person …
Remote WorkThe Guardian
'I had to guard an empty room': the rise of the pointless job
Copying and pasting emails. Inventing meaningless tasks for others. Just looking busy. Why do so many people feel their work …
WorkDigital nomads who stopped wandering—where'd you settle?
Digital nomads who stopped wandering—where’d you settle?
Digital NomadInc.
A 2-Year Stanford Study Shows the Astonishing Productivity Boost of Working From Home
The jury was out on the productivity effect of working from home. It has returned with a surprising verdict.
Productivity Remote WorkRescueTime Blog
The true cost of email and IM
You only have 1 hour and 12 minutes of uninterrupted productive time a day.
ProductivityHarvard Business Review
What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time
No matter how well you plan, times will come up where work and family commitments come head-to-head. These situations rarely …
Work-Life BalanceBBC
Why being a loner may be good for your health
We tend to decry being alone. But emerging research suggests some potential benefits to being a loner – including for our …
LifeACM Interactions
Is there a fix for impostor syndrome?
For those who are always challenging themselves and who are facing hard problems, some level of uncertainty is inevitable. …
Life WorkForbes
The Plight Of The Remote Worker: Mitigating The Engagement And Productivity Impact
Keeping remote workers from feeling neglected should be top of mind for every entrepreneur with remote team members — not …
Remote WorkWORK: A Guide
How To Get Your Coworker To Agree With You
In a creative setting, you simply cannot by words alone expect to convince a person to do something they don’t want to …
WorkScott Berkun
Why Remote Workers Fail
Even when a remote experiment is done, and it fails, often it’s the remote worker, or the very idea of remote work, …
Remote WorkNautilus
Can You Overdose on Happiness?
Questions of pleasure and desire go right to the core of what being a human in the world is all about.
HappinessQuuu
Is being a digital nomad all it's cracked up to be?
Search #digitalnomad on Instagram and you’ll see photos of people who’ve swapped their desks for hammocks, get …
Digital NomadMcKinsey & Company
Four fundamentals of workplace automation
As the automation of physical and knowledge work advances, many jobs will be redefined rather than eliminated—at least in the …
Future of WorkGrowthLab
What I wish someone told me before becoming a digital nomad
When people hear my story of working around the world, they almost always tell me that they’d too love to leave the …
Digital NomadThe New York Times
Sustainable Travel: It's Not Just About the Environment
“Every time you have a meal, get accommodations or do activities, you can have a positive impact just by …
TravelTechCrunch
The alternative to the four-hour workweek mindset
What is missed in all of this is the mindset of craftsmanship; that one’s expertise and deliberate focus on one’s …
Life WorkFast Company
Recruiters Look At This More Than Your LinkedIn
Just 29% of hiring managers look at an applicant’s LinkedIn profile, while 38% search for social media accounts, the …
CareerMedium
Remote Teams
If the question is: are remote teams good or bad? The answer is: yes. Research can’t prove whether remote teams are …
Remote WorkJocelyn K. Glei
How to Feel Progress
As humans, we can’t help but be goal-oriented. We love to move forward. We love to feel a sense of momentum. And, more …
LifeStuffed Blocks
Being better than your resume
A career is about allocating attention. Each unit of attention has an expected return and opportunity costs. Allocate …
CareerBBC
What I learned by living without artificial light
Linda Geddes decided to live for weeks in only candlelight – no bulbs, no screens. Along the way, she discovered simple …
Life