People sometimes tell me that I should follow in the footsteps of author Tim Ferriss, given my penchant for travel and remote work. I have a couple of qualms with this: In my opinion, Tim Ferriss often comes off as a douche - in both speaking engagements and in writing. I'm sure he has good … Continue reading Notable quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek
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Reflections on the Month of Mobile
It's been a couple weeks since I returned from my month on the East Coast, and I've had a chance to catch up on some sleep and otherwise recover from the grand experiment of working 100% remotely on mobile devices. I have officially gone "back to the office". (Though, was I ever really gone, technically … Continue reading Reflections on the Month of Mobile
Restoring empathy during meetings
Trust is expensive to build and easy to destroy, which is why it's rare. –Scott Berkun, The Year Without Pants It has now been three weeks into my month of 100% mobile remote work. I think I've participated in enough meetings remotely (well over 50 according to my calendar) to sufficiently annoy people back at … Continue reading Restoring empathy during meetings
How to work two jobs using your phone
"The very idea of working remotely seems strange to most people until they consider how much time at traditional workplaces is spent working purely through computers." –Scott Berkun, The Year Without Pants Just came back from a hectic 5 days in Boston where I visited three Box customers, did a whole bunch of sight-seeing and … Continue reading How to work two jobs using your phone
The Month without Pants
"Employees were young and independent, and they worked from wherever in the world they wished. They rarely used e-mail, launched new work into the world every day, and had an open vacation policy. If a work culture qualified as being from the future, this was it." --Scott Berkun, in reference to working for WordPress.com, The Year … Continue reading The Month without Pants
