If you travel frequently as a remote worker or digital nomad, you know that airports can be exhausting. Long waits, uncomfortable seating, and unreliable WiFi can make your journey a hassle. But what if you could swap the noisy terminal for a quiet lounge with comfortable seating, high-speed internet, and complimentary food? And what if…
Remote work has emerged as providing unparalleled flexibility and autonomy for individuals. However, as with any way of doing things, it comes with its own set of challenges. In this post, I decided to present you the top 3 challenges and advantages of remote working: The downsides of remote working 1. Work/Life Balance: In a…
This age is filled with digital distractions, and the first in the podium are our phone. Those little computers we carry everywhere beg for our attention and they receive it more than 2,600 times a day! If you are shocked by this number as I am, here are some tips to reduce your phone addiction.…
You feel that your productivity needs a boost, and you believe your to-do app is the problem. It’s not powerful enough to suit you. After some research, you found the best to-do app for you as it contains some amazing features. You tried it for a few days, and you saw a surge in productivity.…
Working in an async environment is productive for sure. But what if your team/company isn’t working asynchronously? Can you still achieve productivity with these settings? Or should you join an async company to be productive? I believe every team can be productive, async or not. But it needs some discipline, and buy-in from the team…
Brainstorming is one of the most used methods nowadays. Companies use it to find “creative solutions” to problems. Startups to find new features to build. And teams to find their next team-building activity. A method as widespread as brainstorming should be powerful, right? Or are we part of a big misunderstanding? According to a meta-analysis*,…
It’s common knowledge now that the office is for work, and our home is for everything else. But what happens if you need to work from the same place you use for leisure or sleep? Should you fight the sleep, or trick your brain into work mode? I’ll bet on the second option. By default,…
You have a lot of interruptions in your work and you are thinking of time blocking as a way to get things done? At the same time, you aren’t sure where to start or how to bring it up with your team? This post will help you implement time blocking in your work. I’ve been…
If you can’t get things done due to the interruptions? Time blocking may be the solution you’re looking for. But how much time should you block? Is 30 min enough? Or are we talking about hours? Well, it depends on the type of task at hand but in general, we need at least one hour…
There is a saying in Automattic that goes: “There is always a Slack channel you can join”, and that’s true at any moment! Keeping up with Slack channels is like keeping up with the Kardashians, it’s a never ending drama. But let’s understand how we ended up here… You know what drives our excessive checking…
