The Best Articles in Remote Work
The most useful articles and videos in Remote Work from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Remote Work Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Remote Work by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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How to Make $3k per Month - The Digital Nomad Playbook
Thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this video. Get a free trial on the platform with this link - https://shopify.com/alicreatorIf you want to download the list...
Managing Remote Teams: How to Manage Outcomes Instead of Outputs
In this episode of Grow and Convert Deep Dives, we discuss a philosophy we have about managing remote workers (or workers in general): How to manage by outco...
Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. He calls out the two main offenders (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make the workplace actually work.
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How to Work From Home: 13 Tips to Stay Productive
Learning how to work from home can be challenging, but these 14 working from home tips can help you to stay productive throughout the day.
How to make a remote-first approach work
A Q&A with Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo about the tech company's detailed approach to becoming a remote-first organization.
How to Brainstorm — Remotely
Think outside the (Zoom) box.
«hybrid meetings in which some people are present and some are online are generally a horrible experience for those attending remotely.»
How to Transition Between Work Time and Personal Time
Working from home makes it hard to keep them separate.
«prioritize your communication based on context. During the hours when you want to focus on the job, try to reduce your personal communication.»
How to Defeat Busy Culture
It’s toxic and wrecks productivity.
«More than four-fifths of employees send work emails on weekends. Nearly six in 10 do so while on vacation, and more than half check email after 11 PM.»
Trending
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When digital nomads come to town
Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out.
Is Your Remote Job Making You Lonely?
Loneliness — the distress and discomfort we feel when we perceive a gap between the social connection we want and the quantity and quality of the relationships we currently have — can be a side effect…
How companies are giving workers the hybrid workplace they want
With 90% of companies embracing hybrid work according to a new McKinsey report, here’s how they’re solving its remaining technological and social challenges.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Remote Work—all under 10 minutes.
These 5 Apps Can Maximize Your Productivity While Working Remotely
The choice of an app can decide your effectiveness when working remotely. See if these productivity tools make a difference to your day.
«Working from home has many challenges, but you can be immensely productive with the right tools. Remote work can bring its own challenges, like working across time zones and different teams. You need to find the apps that cover your needs, especially when you don't have a group of peers to lean on nearby.»
How Your Physical Surroundings Shape Your Work Life
The past few years have encouraged us to revisit many assumptions about our lives, including the state and function of our workplaces. More than ever, it’s clear that our workplaces both shape and…
«Where you do your work matters, because without you even knowing it, places are anchoring your career and shaping your sense of self.»
Use the 90/10 Rule to Decide Where to Live
Whether you’re moving across town or across the country, there are a lot of factors to consider in deciding where to live. To figure out which factors to prioritize, it can be helpful to use what we…
«When thinking about a move, the “sexiness” of certain factors — a hip downtown, access to the beach, a big yard — loom large in your mind as you imagine how these elements will change your life.»
How to Know When to End Your Workday
Knowing when to end your workday was probably something you didn't give a second thought to in the office. You most likely arrived around 9 am and went home around 5 pm. Yet, when working remotely,…
«An example of this would be, setting 3 two-hour blocks of time to do deep work, and creating 1 two-hour block of time for communications like meetings and email.»
How To Nurture a Culture of Documentation in Remote Teams
Here's your ultimate guide to creating, maintaining, and following a robust documentation culture in remote teams.
«Documenting knowledge is important for any team. Critical knowledge that lies in someone's brain is a big fragility for any organization.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Remote Work.
How to Become a Digital Nomad
If you could work from anywhere, where would you go? For more and more people, it’s not a hypothetical question: Young or old, single or with a family, full-time employee or contractor, the digital…
Managing the New Tensions of Hybrid Work
Leaders are meeting employee demands for more flexible work arrangements amid culture and innovation concerns.
«The authors’ research into hybrid work originated from a series of online workshops with managers from 20 global companies that began in March 2020 and continued every three months for a year.»
The Art of the Desk Setup
What are the principles underlying the ideal desk setup? How do we balance great design with modern technology? Let’s plunge into my desk setup and my philosophy behind it.
Is Slack Good for Anyone?
The software made it easier to crack jokes and easier to stir up trouble. Employees love it. Bosses don’t.
«Slack gave every company a message board. Now those that want to hold on to their authority are hiring moderators.»
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Remote Work, including:
Stowe Boyd
Obsessed with the ecology of work, and the anthropology of the future. Futures. Research. Dissent. http://workfutures.org. http://stoweboyd.com
Jason Fried
Founder & (sometimes) CEO at 37signals (makers of Basecamp and HEY). Non-serial entrepreneur, serial author. No DMs, email me at jason@hey.com.

DHH
Creator of Ruby on Rails, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals (Basecamp & HEY), NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winner. No DMs, email: dhh@hey.com
World Economic Forum
The international organization for public private cooperation.
Harvard Business Review
The best ideas in business and management to help people, organizations, and economies work better.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Remote Work, including:
McKinsey & Company
Since 1926, the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 130+ offices in 65+ countries.
Harvard Business Review
The best ideas in business and management to help people, organizations, and economies work better.
Corporate Rebels
On a mission to #MakeWorkMoreFun | Get your weekly rebelliousness in a 2-minute read, absolutely free http://corporate-rebels.com/newsletter
Scott Galloway
Product of big government @ucla @ucberkeley | Prof Marketing @NYUStern | Right of Center-Left | #ProfGPod @PivotPod | Strategy Sprint @section_school
Trello by Atlassian
Trusted by millions, Trello is the visual collaboration tool that creates a shared perspective on any project. ✏️ Need support? Go to: http://trello.com/contact
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