Top Ten Tips for Making Remote Work Actually Work Right Now
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Ten concrete, actionable remote-work tactics with specific claims and tools: experienced remote workers report being twice as likely to feel more productive while many people add three extra hours per day during pandemic conditions. Use task trackers like Jira, Asana, Trello, habit tools like Fitbit movement alerts and the Pomodoro technique, set daily goals, schedule a 30-minute lunch, and ask for concrete accommodations (stretched parental care leave or shifted hours). Cites a study showing parents drop productivity ~2% vs ~3% for isolated workers.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Welcome and speaker intro
- 3:13My remote work origin story
- 6:47Top ten tips introduction
- 7:10Acknowledge abnormal times
- 8:53Do something else during calls
- 9:58Eat intentionally and portion snacks
- 11:01Actively prevent burnout
- 13:06Set daily goals and breaks
- 16:12Embrace kids during pandemic
- 18:39Self-care for mental health
- 20:49Take a proper lunch break
- 21:52Ask for what you need
- 24:41Be your own PR agent
- 26:45Recap and call to action
- 28:40Q&A and closing
