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The Independent

Japanese people 'dying from overwork' by putting in more than 60 hours a week

‘Karoshi’ – either from a fatal heart attack or stroke, or a suicide triggered by overwork – is now a recognised …

GitHub

Working remotely

These are some of the things we’ve learned while working remotely:

Communication, schedule and time management, …

Teleport

Visa tips for remote workers

One of the best perks of remote work is the ability to travel and work at the same time. However, this freedom is sometimes …

Hacker News

Single Person startup/company?

How many of us currently run a single-person company? By company, I mean something that generates (or is intending to …

Personal Growth

To-Do Lists Are Not the Answer to Getting Things Done

Today, I want to share one of the biggest secrets I’ve discovered. It’s the secret to some of the most productive …

Reddit

How the hell do you all make money!?

I’ve seen a myriad of get rich quick schemes and online money making scams. Obviously this is not how you are all …

Hacker News

How do you find friends after moving to a new city?

How do you find friends after moving to a new city?

Surf Office

Rachel from Hubstaff - enjoying family life while working remotely

Rachel, Content and Social Media Manager at Hubstaff, followed her dream to work with freedom straight out of college. Her …

Hacker News

Out of ideas, what to do?

I am having a lot of free time during this period but I don’t seem to get any good ideas into my head like it used to …

The Year of the Looking Glass

How to Think About Your Career

Here’s the thing though: your career, like your life, moves forward whether you think about it or not. If you …

Toptal

Alternative Housing Lifestyles for Remote Workers

No matter how exciting remote work can seem, there can still be challenges in balancing the individual’s needs and …

freeCodeCamp

Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer

So here’s my guide to negotiation. It’s going to be split into two parts: this first part will be about …

Tynan

The 2016 Gear Post

My curent backpack weight is around 10.5 pounds, and as you probably know, this is everything I take with me to 20+ countries …

Nick Janetakis

Schedules Aren't a Constraint on Life, They Let You Live It

I still highly doubt I’ll ever work a traditional job but I’m beginning to see that schedules aren’t taking …

BBC

Is full-time work bad for our brains?

Excessively long working hours can cause fatigue and physical and/or psychological stress, which potentially damage cognitive …

The New York Times

The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love

The bottom line: Resist the soul-crushing job’s promise of extra money and savor the more satisfying conditions …

Reddit

What was your why didn't I start doing this sooner moment?

What was your “why didn’t I start doing this sooner” moment?

Singularity Hub

Why the Cost of Living Is Poised to Plummet in the Next 20 Years

But what people aren’t talking about, and what’s getting my attention, is a forthcoming rapid demonetization of …

Fast Company

Are Empty High-End Restaurants The Next Coworking Trend?

Several startups are offering off-hours restaurant spaces as an affordable alternative to traditional coworking offices.

Signal v. Noise

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 …

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 …

Hacker 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 …

Reddit

My 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.

Big 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 …

James 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 …

The 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.

Medium

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 …

Aeon

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 …

Thought 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 …