Articles

Thomas Hühn

The Now Habit

Procrastination is a mechanism to cope with the fear that is linked to the beginning or the end of a task. Nobody is …

WSU News

Frequent travel could make you 7% happier

People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust.

A new study in the journal …

The New Republic

The Perpetual Disappointment of Remote Work

What the troubled history of telecommuting tells us about its future.

World Economic Forum

Germany drafting law to give people the legal right to work from home

Germany has said that it wants to give its citizens the legal right to work from home.

Workers in many parts of the globe are …

The New York Times

Working From Bed Is Actually Great

A perfect metaphor for a year of giving up and giving in.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #145

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 56 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Harvard Business Review

3 Tenets of a Strong Remote Culture

The leading consulting firms, amongst others, have consistently shown that it’s quite possible to build distinctively …

ideopunk

100 Tips For A Better Life

The other day I made an advice thread based on Putanumonit’s from last year! If you know a source for one of these, …

Outside Online

Journey to the Center of the Earth

For nearly half a century, legends of a giant cave in the Andes—holding artifacts that could rewrite human history—have …

Zain Rizvi

Interview advice that got me offers from Google, Microsoft, and Stripe

In the decade since I’ve lost track of how many hours I’ve spent in the interview room, on both sides of the …

BBC

A new way to travel across the US

Stretching an extraordinary 3,700 miles from Washington DC to the Pacific Ocean, an ambitious new bike trail is aiming to be …

Big Technology

Where Tech Workers Are Moving: New LinkedIn Data vs. the Narrative

The key beneficiaries of this year’s tech migration are less buzzy cities like Madison, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #144

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 76 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

The Wall Street Journal

Why the Office Isn't Going Away

Remote work is getting a lot of love during the pandemic. But there are reasons to believe it won’t stay that way.

BBC

Why being kind to others is good for your health

While we might all enjoy the warm glow of helping out others or giving up a little of our time for charity, it could be doing …

Forbes

How The Cafe Industry Can Use Remote Work To Strengthen Post-Pandemic Revenue

As WFH grows in popularity, I predict that workers, especially young ones without families at home, will look for ways to …

The Thaiger

New Smart Visa rules in the works for digital nomads in Thailand

Digital nomads in Thailand might soon be able to apply for the Smart Visa, allowing an up to 4 years stay without a work …

CNN

How Europe's night trains came back from the dead

The Covid-19 pandemic has helped, too. Aviation has taken a nosedive – who wants to be squashed next to a stranger? …

1843

From zumping to toxic productivity: workplace slang for the pandemic

Coronavirus has transformed the working world. Time to sharpen up your slang, as well as your CV.

The New Yorker

Slack Is the Right Tool for the Wrong Way to Work

Slack arrived like a digital analgesic, curing multiple pain points all at once. This palliative effect propelled Slack …

The New York Times

Google Delays Return to Office and Eyes 'Flexible Work Week'

The Silicon Valley company now plans to have employees return to the office in September. It will be different when they get …

Forbes

The War For Digital Nomads Heats Up As Greece Passes New Tax Law

On Wednesday (2 December) Greece’s parliament passed a new law allowing digital nomads to half their income tax. This …

Insider

Hawaii is offering to pay for the flights of remote workers who are willing to relocate to Honolulu

Hawaii is offering potential residents free round trip flights if they temporarily relocate to the picturesque island of …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #208

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 45 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Klimy

Benefits of Walking [For Anyone]

If you want to walk and you want to experience all of the amazing benefits that I have described above, it is …

Vinko Writes

Remote work challenges and ideas to overcome them - Part I

Remote work is not for everyone. Not for every person and not for every job. It’s not a silver bullet. It has pros and …

Bloomberg

Citi CEO Says Long-Term Productivity May Suffer With Remote Work

“People talk about the productivity that comes with working remotely,” Corbat said in a televised interview for a …

Financial Times

Remote work: how are you feeling?

Staff are exhausted but many employers refuse to cut workload or offer enough support.

The Wall Street Journal

Covid-19 Ushers in a New Era of Full-Time Travel

Widespread remote work is poised to remake the ‘digital nomad’—less backpacker in hostels, more middle-aged …