December 🤔: What do Christmas movies, the World Cup, and Harry & Meghan have to do with Remote Work
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. This month’s reflection is brought to you from Ali (writing from her sofa...
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Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
November 🤔: On finding gratitude at work
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. It is easy to feel heavy these days, especially when logging onto LinkedIn....
Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
October 🤔: A Lesson in Ambivalence
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. Change is in the air, leaves are changing color, and the warmth is...
Tam Sanderson
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Ahead of the Curve: What Matisse Tells Us About Work Trends
I love Matisse. Sure, it's a cliche, but it's the truth. He's my favorite artist. But he wasn't always revered. When Matisse entered the...
Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
September 🤔: Are we working differently enough? Does it matter?
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. Earlier this month, Ali stayed at a coliving for digital nomads—a mecca for...
Tam Sanderson
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Water Cooler segment: Two Questions to Optimize Your Worklife
Last week, I had a podcast interview with Karen Mangia, fellow author, remote work thinker, and endorser of our upcoming book, Remote...
Tam Sanderson
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Culprit of Productivity: Work About Work
In a business all-hands meeting a few weeks ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made headlines by stating that overall productivity is not...
Tam Sanderson
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Rethinking the 9-5: A Historical Perspective
Let's go back in time for a moment... It's the 1930s, and you've been invited to a dinner party with the famed Bloomsbury group in...
Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
August 🤔: Reminiscing about “Back to School."
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. Ali and Tam loved back-to-school shopping when they were kids —new pens,...
Tam Sanderson
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
William Morris, Wallpaper, and Work
I've had a love affair with William Morris' wallpaper for a while. Two of his prints hang side-by-side in my kitchen. But it wasn't until...
Tam Sanderson
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Michael Pollen and Building A Workspace of One’s Own
Years ago, while living in Singapore, I picked up one of Michael Pollen's lesser-known books, A Place of My Own, where he describes his...
Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
July 🤔: Summer and Layoffs Heat Up
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. We’ve felt some of that summertime sadness. No, it’s not the heatwave,...
Tam Sanderson
- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
Alan Watts and Designing Work to Fit Our Lives
Have you heard of Alan Watts before? He's a British Episcopal priest turned counterculture icon and "philosophical entertainer" after...
Tam Sanderson
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Tech Lay-offs and Putting Your Eggs in Different Baskets
Has anyone else been feeling discouraged by the tech lay-offs as of late? It feels like every time I glance at my LinkedIn Feed, I see...
Ali & Tam at Remote Works
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
June 🤔: Go ahead; it’s OK to take a break
From our Remote Works Monthly Newsletter. Sign-up today here. We took two months off from this monthly newsletter. We are sorry. We...
Tam Sanderson
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Shaking Up Your WFH Routine: Microadventures and Mid-Day Walks
Sure, it was novel when the world finally woke up to remote work. Pandemic aside, people could enjoy some simple pleasures of working...
Tamara Sanderson
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
McGregor, HBO's The Industry, and What’s Not Being Said
Tired and saddened by current events and the 24-hour news cycle, I've turned my attention to the past. While I'm positive that this is...
Tam Sanderson
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
A Remote Rallying Cry: Treat Knowledge with Respect
I'm sure you’ve heard it, said it, or read it at work: Knowledge is our greatest asset. Knowledge is power. We're all knowledge workers...
Tam Sanderson
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Third Spaces: A "Great Good Place" outside of Work and Home
Despite how deeply Tam has embraced hygge, she longs for a change of scene. After months bundled up in my apartment, I'm finally feeling...
Tam Sanderson
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Not all Time is Created Equal: A Lesson from Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
He's on every high school English class syllabus. His books are on the shelves of every indie bookstore. Even if you haven’t had the...
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