When I first arrived in Southeast Asia, I felt as many first-timers often do – completely and utterly overwhelmed. Landing in Hanoi just over two years ago, exhausted from the long-haul flight via New York, ...
I’m often asked how I landed a career in Tech where I can not only do what I love but do it without the confines of an office and from anywhere in the world (with ...
Disclaimer: I’m a pilot, not a doctor. But over the past decade, I’ve racked up some serious hours of body clock confusion while traversing over 100 countries and states that I’ve been fortunate enough to ...
Do you ever have so much to do that you just do nothing? Instead of cleaning up the house and taking care of yourself, you clam up and stay firmly planted on the couch, overwhelmed ...
There's nothing worse than finally setting your sights on a creative project that you genuinely feel like is The One, only to let the idea dissipate into the abyss of boredom weeks later. Learn how ...
The one fear I often hear about remote work is one's ability to stay focused and achieve goals without the physical space of an office. For someone who has done both and would choose remote ...
We all have goals that sometimes feel unobtainable. But a lesson from the super accomplished led me to understand how to break down my time in a way that made the impossible feel not only ...
It takes a long time to understand and appreciate balance in life. Learn about my first-hand experience in burning out but ultimately finding my career-zen.
When I’m in the zone, I’m in the zone. It’s work, work, work until my focus starts to loosen and mind begins to wander. But these work stretches can last for hours at a time ...
Being a remote international designer, I definitely miss out on things like office rapport, cubicle culture, and a team atmosphere. I work on my own most of the time and don’t really have co-workers in ...
One of the most revolutionary epiphanies a remote designer can have is that tools are actually able to lighten your workload. This sounds obvious but isn’t always at the forefront of a designer’s mind.
When I started working remotely several years ago, I found myself easily distracted. I could never quite put my finger on it. Over time I realized how to create a distraction-free environment.
As a remote worker, I field distractions from every which way. My phone buzzing in my pocket, the cries of hawkers outside my window in Hong Kong, the sunshine softly calling my name, and my ...
It’s easy to imagine remote workers romping around the globe, laptop under one arm, and a surfboard under the other, but this just isn’t the reality of the situation. Rather, remote workers (the successful ones, ...