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5 Habits for Crafting the Perfect Remote Work Day
When people find out that I work from home and set my own schedule, the conversation is often met with an upbeat, “Wow you’re so…
13 Home Office Upgrades You Need If You Work Remotely
Set up your home office for productivity with these must-have gadgets and tools for freelancers and remote workers.
This Is How We Manage Projects on a Fully Remote Team
Lessons learned managing cross-functional projects on a team of 90 people spread across 33 countries
So You’ve Been Told to Work From Home. Now What?
At Doist, we’ve always believed that remote work is the future. But no one expected it to become a necessity for so many companies and…
Five Powerful Techniques and Tools to Achieve Work-Life Balance
These powerful tips and tools and techniques helped the Productivityist achieve genuine work-life balance.
How to Ask to Work From Home (With Exact Scripts & Email Templates to Aid Your Negotiation)
More and more workplaces offer employees the opportunity to work remotely. Yet, if it isn’t available in your office, it may seem like a nonstarter.…
How to Make Virtual Networking Less Cringey (With Real-Life Examples to Help)
Don’t live in New York City or Silicon Valley? Uncomfortable talking about yourself? Shudder at the thought of asking strangers for favors? You’re not alone.…
The Remote Working Parent’s Survival Guide
Lessons in work-life balance for remote working parents *and* their companies.
The 9 Best Locations for Digital Nomads
Mobile devices and high-speed Internet are quickly making the concept of the traditional workplace obsolete. The same technology that can chain us to work through…
Remote Work While Traveling Abroad: Candid Advice From People Who’ve Done It
Tips for how to be as successful and productive as possible as a digital nomad, on everything from finances to work setup to travel
Here’s Why Everyone Should Have a Work Shutdown Ritual
My workdays used to go something like this: Sit down in front of my computer with a vague idea of what I wanted to get…
The Remote Worker’s Guide to “Managing Up”
If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Make sure you’re heard.
What To Do When Remote Projects Go Awry
At Doist, we have a lot of experience with remote projects. As a fully distributed team with 72 people spread across 29 countries, every single…
How to Make Tax Season Less Terrible
When it comes to deadlines, tax day is perhaps the most dreaded—and also the most costly to miss. In 2017, Americans owed over $131 billion…
The Unexpected Freedom of an Eight-Hour Workday
Is a flexible work schedule really better? Here’s how one remote worker discovered the productivity, peace-of-mind, and surprising freedom that comes with the traditional 40-hour work week…
Tricked out office perks — often designed to keep employees at work longer — were losing their luster even before the pandemic made them irrelevant…
How to Keep Your Employees Happy Post-Pandemic
4 Ways to Leave Work On Time Without Feeling Guilty
Research shows that long work hours are bad for your health and your productivity. Learn four concrete strategies you can start using today to always go home on time and still leave you happy with what you’ve accomplished.
10 Tips for Extroverts Working Remotely
Remote work is often billed as an introvert’s fantasy. Silence and solitude adds up to space to dream up big ideas and buckle down for…
