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Seeking Balance and Tranquility: How to Manage and Beat Distractions at Home

By Dawid Bednarski September 20, 2020 24 Min Read

Seeking Balance and Tranquility: How to Manage and Beat Distractions at Home

Want to overcome distractions at home once and for all? Well, let’s just say you’re not the first remote worker to ask the question. If you feel you’re deep in the limbo of chronic procrastination, we’ll put you back on track in a jiffy. Work-from-home comes with some cool time-saving superpowers. ⚡️ Not only can you spend less time on prepping your food and work clothes, but you can also…

The Art of User Interface Design: Gaming and Productivity Tools

Remote Work

By Dawid Bednarski September 10, 2020 26 Min Read

The Art of User Interface Design: Gaming and Productivity Tools

Even if you’re not into gaming, it’s hard not to appreciate the craftsmanship of game developers. Gripping storylines, artisan visuals, cinematic sound effects… But all that would be for naught without a frictionless user interface, something modern productivity tools can learn plenty about. In this article, we dig deep to uncover some of the best UI tricks of video game designers and developers. Oh, and we also answer a few…

Remote-Friendly vs. Remote-First Culture: On the Crossroads

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski September 3, 2020 22 Min Read

Remote-Friendly vs. Remote-First Culture: On the Crossroads

Before the pandemic started, remote work was kind of a taboo. Many businesses were skeptical and even the progressive ones kept the majority of their workforce in offices. Now that remote policies are popping up all over, it’s time to pick a side: remote-friendly or remote-first culture? While being a fully distributed team doesn’t give us bragging rights, it certainly does come with a handful of observations. That’s why in…

Tips for Running Better Remote Meetings

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 30, 2020 26 Min Read

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Tips for Running Better Remote Meetings

Let’s face it. Remote meetings aren’t exactly thrills and chills. Most of the time, they’re boring, aimless, and a huge time sink. But maybe it’s not the dish but seasoning and we just don’t know how to host a video conference effectively? Well, whether you like it or not, remote meetings are here to stay. Gartner’s recent study found that 82% of business leaders want to stay on the remote…

A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski August 21, 2020 29 Min Read

A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

Shuffling papers, peeking into folders, digging through inboxes… Sounds familiar? If your remote team has a knack for disorganization, we have a solution. With a collaborative, single source of truth (SSOT) they won’t miss a thing, ever again. In 2019, Citrix and The Economist ran a collaborative survey “The Experience of Work.” Among the 1,145 business executives, 47% said that ease of access to business information is the key driver…

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

AI Productivity

By Dawid Bednarski August 16, 2020 23 Min Read

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

If you’re like most “fresh” remote workers, chances are the new reality without a commute gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. But as it usually happens with lit things, there’re some caveats too. In this case, it’s WFH procrastination that spoils all the fun. Whether you’ve fallen in love with remote work or already miss your cubicle, one thing’s certain. Motivating yourself to get work done at home is…

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 10, 2020 29 Min Read

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Have you heard the news? Epic Games, the developer of a wildly successful multiplayer game Fortnite, has just announced a massive $1.78 billion funding round. Wondering what it has to do with collaboration software? Well, it turns out, multiplayer video games and collaboration software have much more in common than meets the eye. In fact, it was video games that popularized real-time communication and collaboration long before Google Wave’s debut…

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 3, 2020 22 Min Read

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Who would’ve thought the transition to remote work would carry over the nuisance of daily meetings? Well, thanks to VoIP and video conferencing tools, our love-hate relationship with daily (weekly, monthly…) scrums continue. Luckily, quick sync-up meetings are here to save the day. In a now-famous email to Tesla employees, Elon Musk shared his formula for effective meetings. According to Musk, they should be small, short, and scarce. Teams should…

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 31, 2020 27 Min Read

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

Last year at our Y Combinator demo day presentation, we set out on a journey to make Taskade a breath of fresh air in the team collaboration space. We created a remote-first productivity tool that would enable teams to collaborate in real-time without friction. We wanted to build a remote-first productivity tool, for ourselves and other distributed teams like us, in one unified workspace. Fast-forward to today, our priorities haven’t…

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 20, 2020 23 Min Read

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Terry Crews doesn’t check his email before hitting the gym, but it’s a safe bet that everyone else does. Over the course of almost 50 years (!), email has become a staple in our professional lives. Now that the modern workplace pivots to remote, it’s about time we challenged the status quo: Does @mailto belong in remote workflows? 🤔 If you’re like most knowledge workers, chances are you have a…

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 15, 2020 22 Min Read

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Do you think you can juggle multiple tasks and not flop any of them? Well, let’s just say that the myth of multitasking was busted a long time ago. But don’t worry, you can still bet on *remote* cross-functional teams that are up for the task (or two). 🏋️ Regardless if you are a freelancer or work as part of a remote team, some tasks and projects are just too…

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 9, 2020 33 Min Read

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Written communication is going through a renaissance of sorts. With the rise of remote work, the ability to express thoughts in a clear and organized manner is in high demand. But while asynchronous communication these days is mostly about chat, emails and texts, there’s another writing skill you should master — how to write a memo. Memos (memorandums for short) aren’t only a domain of high-profile CEOs. They’re a great,…