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I've never had a goal
I do things, I try things, I build things, I want to make progress, I want to make things better for me, my company, my …
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 5473 articles, written by 6008 authors from 1289 publishers.
CNN
Why your eastward jet lag is worse, according to math
A math model developed by a group of researchers at the University of Maryland explains why it takes you days to establish a …
TravelHacker News
When you feel stuck in life
You have the drive and motivation to get to your destination but once you are there – you’re left wondering …
LifeMy DN life in one carryon bag
I’ve lived out of a carry on bag for 4 or 5 years out of the last 8 years.
Digital Nomad GearBig Think
Want Happiness? Buy Experiences, Not Things, Says a Cornell Psychologist
Psychology Professor Thomas Gilovich from Cornell University has made four studies on the subject over decades and came to …
HappinessJames Clear
The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
The counterintuitive insight from all of this research is that the best way to change your entire life is by not changing …
WorkThe Wall Street Journal
What if There Just Aren't Enough Jobs to Go Around?
A new study examines earnings data to link declining job mobility to lower overall demand for workers.
WorkMedium
It's Not What You Want to Be When You Grow Up — It's Who
What should I be doing with my life? That’s when I (finally) started to recognize the pattern. If I always asked myself …
LifeAeon
Why exhaustion is not unique to our overstimulated age
What often goes unnoticed, though, is that anxieties about exhaustion are not peculiar to our age. Those who imagine that …
LifeThought Catalog
The Hardest Part Of Traveling No One Talks About
They call it the travel bug, but really it’s the effort to return to a place where you are surrounded by people who …
TravelProgrammer Nomads: How did you become a remote worker and how can I do the same?
What skills did you build and what other things did you do in order to be able to live this lifestyle? Were any of you able …
Digital Nomad Remote WorkThe Ultimate Tax and Money Guide for Digital Nomads
Here’s a primer on the tax and financial aspects of the digital nomad lifestyle. Note, this is mainly for US folks.
Digital Nomad MoneyDesk of van Schneider
Work/Life balance is bullshit.
For me the concept of work/life balance is bullshit. The fact that we call it work/life balance automatically implies that …
Work-Life BalanceStanford School of Engineering
Melissa Valentine: Re-Inventing the Way We Work
A team of researchers explore why “flash teams” of professionals coming together for projects can have profound …
Future of WorkFast Company
The Scientific Reason Why Coworking May Be The Future Of Work
Sure, the coworking movement may be a fad, but these researchers say it has a surprisingly strong psychological basis.
Coworking Future of WorkBusiness Insider
Ranked: The 10 best cheap airlines in the world
Here are the 10 best low-cost airlines in the world, according to the results of the Skytrax survey.
TravelAny non-tech, Director+ level Digital Nomads?
I’m really interested in the digital nomad lifestyle but am worried about finding a job that makes it possible in my …
Digital NomadQuora
What knowledge does the wealthy 10 percent understand that the other 90 percent are missing?
Successful people know it’s not about how much you make, it’s about how you spend it.
WorkHarvard Business Review
How Work Will Change When Most of Us Live to 100
A multi-stage life will have profound changes not just in how you manage your career, but also in your approach to life. An …
Future of WorkMost ridiculous thing you did to find good WiFi
Thought it’d be fun to see how far some of us have gone for that sweet sweet wifi.
Digital NomadStudio D
61 Glimpses of the Future
In the last five weeks I’ve travelled 7,000km overland through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan’s GBAO region and …
TravelThe Atlantic
The World's Most Efficient Languages
How much do you really need to say to put a sentence together?
LanguageWhat are your top 10 problems related to your DN lifestyle?
There are a lot of articles out there with top 5/10/100 reasons to become a DN, but none or almost none of them say anything …
Digital NomadMedium
Two Types of Travelers
There are two types of travelers in the world, which one are you?
TravelHacking UI
How I built (and now scale) my side projects: Story, insights, and practical tips
Working on side projects is awesome, and it’s totally doable even if you have a full time job and a family. Read on for …
Side ProjectFilippo Valsorda
Securing a travel iPhone
These are dry notes I took in the process of setting up a burner iPhone SE as a secure travel device. They are roughly in …
Travelwhy is Thailand (seemingly) the most popular destination for digital nomads in SEAsia?
Most digital nomad videos I’ve been watching are based in Thailand. Is Thailand the cheapest out of all other …
Digital NomadHacker News
How do you create productive habits?
I’m curious to hear what you people do to create productive habits? Any apps or other methods you suggest for habit …
Productivity99U
6 Questions to Weigh When at a Career Crossroads
For the first time in your career, you have options. And where you land and the work you do next will have a huge impact on …
CareerI am Werner Herzog, the filmmaker. AMA.
I’d like to add that when I travel by foot, I don’t do it as a backpacker where you take all your household items …
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