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Forge

Why It's So Exhausting to Work From Home

If you’re a person who spent your pre-pandemic work life in a cubicle or office, right now is a good time to throw …

ZDNet

Working from home? Switch off Amazon's Alexa (say lawyers)

One of the byproducts of doing all your work from home is that you might be discussing confidential matters. And who might …

Inc.

Long Commutes Destroy Happiness, Research Shows. Here's What to Do About Them

First, it will surprise no one to learn that “commuting to work” ranks among people’s least favorite …

Ambition & Balance - by Doist

So You've Been Told to Work From Home. Now What?

Advice for individuals, managers, and teams on how to navigate remote work.

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 27 new remote jobs, and includes a feature on Automattic.

Reddit

Less Salary because of Remote Work

Has anyone else had the experience that clients are not willing to pay your requested salary because of the simple fact that …

The Correspondent

Why hard work and specialising early is not a recipe for success

Which is better: a generalist or a specialist? Conventional wisdom says the earlier you specialise, the greater your chances …

The Art of the Gig

Gigging in the Time of Corona

I want to keep this one simple if not short, since I’m sure all of you are inundated with COVID-19 related news and …

Timo Zimmermann

Working from home – things no one talks about

I have seen quite a lot articles and discussions with advice on how to work remotely. Most of them are stating the obvious …

The WordPress.com Blog

A Crash Course in Remote Management

Curious about managing teams while working remotely? Watch this free webinar for best practices.

Customer Loyalty Blog

Working Remotely: Tips from 100+ Remote Workers & Leaders

While we aren’t qualified to speak on the human tragedy playing out, we are in a position to offer a little guidance to …

MyCrypto

A Guide to Working From Home

For those of you finding yourself as a work-from-home employee or employer for the first time, MyCrypto wants to share some …

CBC

People kept working, became healthier while on basic income: report

The report shows nearly three-quarters of respondents who were working when the pilot project began kept at it despite …

DEV

Being the first to start remote working

It is 2020. I am a web developer. Fully online focussed. There are few things that stand in the way of working remotely.

But …

Andreas Klinger

Close your office. Now. How operate your startup under lock-down.

In this blog post I want to share my minimum recommendations I think you need in order to continue functioning as a startup, …

Hrvoje Šimić

Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

The basic idea of personal energy management is that you should focus on increasing your personal energy and lifting up your …

Forge

Why Walking Meetings Actually Work

J. K. Rowling said, “There’s nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas.” Charles Dickens worked in …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 29 new remote jobs.

AFAR

How Cancel for Any Reason Travel Insurance Can (and Can't) Help You

In times of crisis, this travel insurance upgrade option may be your only saving grace—you just need to know the rules of …

n+1

Tips for the Depressed

The stupidest, most exasperating piece of advice commonly offered to suffering people is also the truest and most comforting. …

Know Your Team

A Guide to Managing Remote Teams

If you’re a first-time manager of a remote team, or a manager who’s transitioning to work from home, this free …

Abe Winter

Quarantine will normalize WFH & recession will denormalize full-time jobs

Yes this all will normalize WFH, but it will have a downstream effect that’s more important – it will denormalize …

Benedikt Lehnert

OMG I'm working remotely, now what?!

Best practices and tips to help you stay sane, focused and boost your productivity while working from home, a coffee shop or …

Hacker News

What are your war stories for converting teams to remote?

Stories for starting remote teams also welcome!

Collaborative Fund

100 Little Ideas

Alist of ideas, in no particular order and from different fields, that help explain how the world works.

Business Insider

Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak

Airlines have wasted thousands of gallons of fuel running empty “ghost” flights during the coronavirus outbreak …

NoDesk

Weekly Remote Jobs

This week’s NoDesk remote jobs newsletter features 28 new remote jobs and a company feature on Elevate Labs.

The Conversation

Customers hate tipping before they're served – and asking makes them less likely to return

Imagine you’re in line at a coffee shop. You order your usual cappuccino and swipe your credit card to pay. Then the …

FlyerTalk

These New Economy Seat Concepts Are Getting Interesting

Flying coach on long-haul flights is miserable. Being stuck in a cramped seat with no ability to stretch out makes it near …