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What if Remote Work Didn’t Mean Working From Home? | the New Yorker
In my 2021 essay, I used these observations to argue for a separation between remote work and working from home. If organizations wanted to close down central offices, I proposed, they should reinvest this savings to help employees find places to work near their homes. By freeing these workers from the drag of the familiar, overall productivity and
... See morefrom Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
- What we have learned — what we were forced to learn — during the COVID lockdowns has permanently shattered these assumptions. It turns out many of the best jobs really can be performed from anywhere, through screens and the internet. It turns out people really can live in a smaller city or a small town or in rural nowhere and still be just as produ... See more
from Technology Saves the World - Future by Marc Andreessen
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- I think another important factor in determining happiness is how hard of a line you want between work and home life. One benefit of traditional office environments is that when you physically leave the office, it’s not too hard to flip the switch and go into “home mode”. Sure you may have to deal with the odd email every now and then, but it’s rela... See more
from A Year of Working Remotely » Mike Industries by Mike Davidson
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