The Keys to Working Remotely

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Argues that remote work is ordinary work: 90% personal remote time, ~10% of Shopify staff remote, and tools like Basecamp, GitHub, Google Hangouts, Envision and Flowdock are used daily for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Recommends over-communicate with weekly updates and two‑week one‑on‑ones, set a strict routine and availability during work hours, and provide a home office budget (monitor, mic, chair). Warns of out of sight, out of mind, mentorship gaps for juniors, meeting echo and persistent guilt that lengthens work hours.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:34WHO IS THIS GUY?
3. 5:55PERMANENT
4. 9:59THE TREND
5. 11:02THE SLOW DEATH OF THE SHOPPING MALL
6. 11:29RISE OF REMOTE WORKERS
7. 15:35WHERE WORK HAPPENS
8. 16:40THE PERKS
9. 19:51THE DOWNSIDES
10. 24:38HOW TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY
11. 30:10MANAGING A REMOTE TEAM

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