Category: remote-life
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What I learned using AI to plan my holiday (and some travel tips)đ
Introduction When I started planning my trip to Japan, I thought AI would be my perfect travel agent. And in some ways, it was. It helped me map out days, compare transport passes, and even suggested hidden gems I might never have found on my own. But I also discovered something important: while AI understands…
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The remote work ritual that saved my focus (and my mornings)â
When I first started working remotely, I thought Iâd love the freedom.No commute? Great. Casual dress code? Amazing But by week two, my mornings looked like this: I didnât have a routine. I had a slow-motion digital avalanche. So I built something better. Something small, simple, and (mostly) unbreakable.I call it my âfocus-first ritual.â And…
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10 weird but true facts about working from home (that explain a lot…maybe)đ€Ż
Working from home sounds like a dream… until you realize youâve had 9 coffees, no pants, and 4 existential crises before 10 a.m. Here are some quirky facts and surprising stats that prove: WFH isnât just a way of working â itâs a whole mood. đŹ People talk less⊠but Slack more Studies show remote…
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Remote vs. return-to-office: Why purpose beats location in a big-company worldđ§
Somewhere between the âZoom foreverâ era and the recent wave of return-to-office memos, a lot of remote workersâmyself includedâstarted asking the same question: âDoes where I work matter more than why I work?â And letâs be real: when you work for a large company, the pressure to show up in personâphysically and politicallyâcan be intense.…
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Enterprise WFH Hacks: 7 advanced tricks to stay visible, sharp, and sane (Part 2)đŒ
So, youâve already mastered the basics of remote work. Youâve got the ergonomic chair, the blurred Zoom background, and youâve stopped accidentally joining meetings while still chewing toast. đ But working from home in an enterprise environment is a different beast. You’re navigating politics, platforms, projects, and people â all from your living room. Here…
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How I trained my brain to stop âdoom scrollingâ between tasksđ”
You finish a meeting, close the tab, and think: âIâll just check the news for a minute.âTwenty-five minutes later, youâve scrolled through three disasters, a celebrity meltdown, and an ad for a robot you donât need â and youâve completely forgotten what you were supposed to do next. This is what I call Doom Scrolling…
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Working remotely and feeling invisible? Hereâs how I make my work visibleđ”ïž
When you work in an office, your presence is often obvious. People see you arrive early. They notice when you stay late. Even your stress face in front of the coffee machine says, âIâm working hard.â But when you’re remote?It’s different.Quietly productive can start to feel like quietly forgotten. If youâve ever felt like your…
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Work from anywhere: How to prep for a productive week on the road
Youâve mastered working from home. But what happens when the home office becomes a hotel room, Airbnb, or even a clientâs meeting room? Welcome to remote work on the roadâwhere flexibility meets complexity. Whether you’re headed to a conference, traveling to meet a client, or extending a weekend trip with a few workdays tacked on,…
