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Remote Work Burnout in 2024? Follow These 5 Simple Steps to Recover

By Dawid Bednarski January 30, 2021 19 Min Read

Remote Work Burnout in 2024? Follow These 5 Simple Steps to Recover

Have you always dreamed of working from home but now feel exhausted, dissatisfied, and isolated? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. While the shift to remote work has panned out for many, some telecommuters are still suffering from remote work burnout. The COVID-19 pandemic has proved that remote work is the future of work. But it also showed that we need to adopt it gradually and with due preparations. Technical hiccups,…

Build Effective Remote Teams With Atomic Habits

AI Productivity

By Dawid Bednarski January 30, 2021 22 Min Read

Build Effective Remote Teams With Atomic Habits

The remote paradigm shift has made many of the “old ways” of office culture obsolete. Whether you’re a work-from-home freelancer, distributed team member, or a business owner, it’s time to build completely new remote habits and get things done in 2021. The good news is you don’t need ambitious goals or a spectacular 180 to become “the best you can be.” Instead, you should implement tiny, incremental changes that’ll put…

How to Evaluate Startup Ideas (50+ Questions and 16 Free Templates Inside)

Startup History

By Dawid Bednarski January 23, 2021 29 Min Read

How to Evaluate Startup Ideas (50+ Questions and 16 Free Templates Inside)

Once in a while, we all come across awesome ideas that have the potential to change the world. The tricky part is evaluating startup ideas, separating the wheat from the chaff, and acting on real gems with fine business potential. Here’s what you’re going to learn in this article: 💡 Before you start… Each section of this article comes with several handy templates that’ll make evaluating startup ideas much easier….

Knowledge Sharing With Your Remote Team: Build a Smarter Team Today

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski January 18, 2021 22 Min Read

Knowledge Sharing With Your Remote Team: Build a Smarter Team Today

The pandemic has not only changed the way we live and work. It’s also given new momentum to upskilling and workplace education in general. To properly address those changes, remote teams need to cultivate a culture of knowledge sharing. In today’s guide, we take a look at the benefits of knowledge sharing. We also break down several methods for implementing in a remote workplace. Here are a handful of questions…

From WeWork to Remote: Virtual Coworking Space for Distributed Teams

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski December 28, 2020 26 Min Read

From WeWork to Remote: Virtual Coworking Space for Distributed Teams

The pandemic has left your work-from-home motivation reserves dry? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. The intrinsic drive is only one part of the productivity equation. You still need social interactions to keep the ball rolling. Enter virtual coworking. In this article, we dig deep to uncover the benefits of virtual coworking spaces. We also show you how you can create one for your distributed team. 💡 Before you start……

Collaborative Note-Taking: Helping Remote Teams Stay Organized

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski December 28, 2020 32 Min Read

Collaborative Note-Taking: Helping Remote Teams Stay Organized

Collaborative note-taking has a solid track record in the academic world. It helps students distribute workload, patch up revision materials, and mix in different points of view. Now, with a bit of tinkering, you can also turn it into a remote team superpower! In today’s article, we revisit Niklas Luhmann’s Zettelkasten and discuss three popular note-taking techniques. We’ll also show you how you can combine the two ingredients to create…

A Case For Hierarchical Thinking: Solve Complex Problems The Easy Way

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski December 14, 2020 30 Min Read

A Case For Hierarchical Thinking: Solve Complex Problems The Easy Way

Hierarchical systems are the framework for creativity. They help you make sense of the world’s superficial chaos and create new, structured value out of it. The good news is, harnessing the power of hierarchical thinking isn’t that difficult. In today’s article, we revisit the concept of hierarchies in knowledge management. You’re going to learn how hierarchical systems can help you process information, stay organized, make better decisions, and solve complex…

The Power of Checklists in Distributed Teams

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski December 14, 2020 31 Min Read

The Power of Checklists in Distributed Teams

Checklists have saved lives, helped teams succeed, and… sent people into space (more on that in a bit). But did you know that they can also make your distributed team self-reliant and more productive? (checklist template inside!) A checklist—simple list of steps/tasks arranged in sequential order—is one of the most powerful organization tools in our personal and professional lives. In this article, we explore the origins of checklists and the…

The Curse of Tsundoku (積ん読): How to Beat Digital Hoarding in Remote Teams

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski November 25, 2020 25 Min Read

The Curse of Tsundoku (積ん読): How to Beat Digital Hoarding in Remote Teams

The Japanese term Tsundoku (積ん読)—piling up unread reading materials—is undergoing a renaissance of sorts. Ever since cloud storage became readily available and dirt cheap, we’ve been spiraling down the rabbit hole of digital hoarding. Keeping pristine digital hygiene isn’t easy. But it gets even more complicated when companies switch to remote work. Without a solid data management plan, distributed organizations can quickly lose their way in a deluge of information….

Got a Minute? A Quick Guide on How to Write Virtual Meeting Notes

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski November 25, 2020 27 Min Read

Got a Minute? A Quick Guide on How to Write Virtual Meeting Notes

The recipe for a productive video conference is simple. Take a clear agenda, add willing participants, and set it to a quick, vigorous boil. But there’s one secret ingredient all distributed teams need but few use—a crisp meeting notes template to put things down in writing. Writer and business management expert Patrick Lencioni says that “the majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.“ And we can’t but…

How to Focus While Working From Home: Sharpen Your Mind

AI Productivity

By Dawid Bednarski November 16, 2020 26 Min Read

How to Focus While Working From Home: Sharpen Your Mind

If the ongoing work-from-home experiment had a tagline, this quote—erroneously attributed to Abe Lincoln—would be it: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” So, what do you say we sharpen that (metaphorical) ax of yours and learn how to focus while working from home? Here are some of the questions we answer in this article: 💡 Before you…

How to Build Confidence in a Remote Workplace

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski November 8, 2020 26 Min Read

How to Build Confidence in a Remote Workplace

Navigating a 100% remote workplace can be tricky, especially when you’re not exactly the most confident person in the world. The good news is, we’ve put together five confidence-boosting tips that’ll help you tune in to virtual office vibes in a jiffy. 🤔 How Do You Define Confidence? 1. self-assurance: trust in one’s abilities, capacities, and judgment.2. a belief that one is capable of successfully meeting the demands of a…