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NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #134
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 37 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
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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 5154 articles, written by 5623 authors from 1223 publishers.
Anyone else worried about being old and broke?
Any of you guys have the same fears about being broke when old? Any advice on how to handle those fears, or even how to avoid …
Digital NomadFast Company
How I designed the ultimate Zoom-friendly home office
A director at Facebook recently redid his remote work setup to include a DSLR camera, standing desk, and Samsung Frame TV. …
Gear Remote WorkVasili Shynkarenka
How to remember what you learn
Make it time-based, apply metacognition & active recall, and learn what you’re curious about.
LearningBloomberg
Microsoft CEO Says Remote Work Can Feel Like 'Sleeping at Work'
Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life, the …
Remote WorkThe Jungle Gym
The Minimum Viable Good Life
Let me tell you a story about the future of work.
Future of WorkMy blog
I built a lay-down desk
You probably have seen an ads for the altwork desk a $7000 desk that let you work laying down. Spending a big part of my day …
Gear Remote WorkPoint Nine Land
Want to look better than natural on your next video call?
With the entire world moving into social distancing about six months ago it became clear that if anything I’ll spend …
Remote Work WorkFarnam Street
Why Life Can't Be Simpler
When we wish for things to be simpler, we usually mean we want products and services to have fewer steps, fewer controls, …
LifePhocusWire
Airbnb courts digital nomads as it continues push for long-term stays
“Historically, we think of digital nomads as a very millennial thing,” says Airbnb vice president and general …
Digital NomadBusiness Insider
Google's CEO says the future of work involves a 'hybrid model' and the company is already reconfiguring its offices for employee 'on-sites'
“We firmly believe that in-person, being together, having that sense of community, is super important for whenever you …
Future of WorkNIKKEI Asia
Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after COVID
The debate on universal basic income has gained momentum in South Korea, as the coronavirus outbreak and the country’s …
Basic IncomeMarker
Why the Survival of the Airlines Depends on Frequent Flyer Programs
It turns out frequent flyer programs are worth more than the airlines themselves.
TravelNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #140
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 28 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkInput
An airline is selling fully stocked bar carts to scrape by during the pandemic
Missing the jet-set lifestyle? Qantas might be able to help. The Australian airline is so hard up for cash that it’s …
TravelBen Kuhn
How to make video calls almost as good as face-to-face
I started wondering how much nicer video calls would feel if I fixed these problems. So I spent way too much time fiddling …
Remote Work WorkSlack
Reinventing work starts with redefining company culture
The Future Forum’s Brian Elliott explains how companies should take advantage of remote work to hire a more …
Remote WorkBBC
'I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots'
With more of us than ever working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a spike in demand from employers …
Remote WorkThe Guardian
Inside the airline industry's meltdown
Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in …
TravelMedium
How I used the internet to painlessly relearn a foreign language & you could too
Over the last year I’ve found many ways to practice Spanish every day that are extremely effective, and not only …
LanguageSlava Akhmechet
How to get promoted
Almost everyone who does great work toils in relative obscurity. Performance reviews are social fiction. How do people really …
CareerZME Science
Say goodbye to the office — California's Bay Area set to enforce telecommuting
Working from home could become the post-pandemic norm in a part of California. Officials from the San Francisco Bay Area …
Remote WorkThe New York Times
The Rise of Remote Work Can Be Unexpectedly Liberating
With our offices gone, our days have now opened up. Why not make that doctor’s appointment for 4 p.m.? Why not pick the …
Remote WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Unhappy With Your Old Life? Pandemic Frees Formerly Office-Bound Workers to Experiment With New Ones
Working remotely from Maui? Seasoned nomads advise on testing out dream place; home is ‘where your Wi-Fi …
Digital NomadNational Geographic
Will new travel technology invade your privacy?
The tech revolution in the travel world, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is at once marvelous and invasive of your …
TravelThe Washington Post
Working across time zones can mean being up at 3 a.m. It's worth it for some travelers.
They’re both part of a movement of working remotely abroad that shows people are willing to take on the logistical …
Digital Nomad Remote WorkNoDesk
NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #132
This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 32 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.
Newsletter Remote WorkBloomberg
Apple CEO Impressed by Remote Work, Sees Permanent Changes
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said he’s been impressed by employees’ ability to operate remotely …
Remote WorkZach Daniel
Learning How to Learn Japanese
This essay is broken into four sections: 1) why I’m learning Japanese, 2) some basics about Japanese alphabets, 3) what …
LanguageCNN
Qantas seven-hour flight to nowhere sells out in 10 minutes
Proving how popular these now are, a sightseeing flight to nowhere offered by Qantas sold out within 10 minutes, according to …
Travel