working remotely Archives

Personal Optimization

Tips for Successful Remote Work

I recently spent a week of working vacation in California. Here are a few tips I will focus on while working remotely in the future.

Personal Optimization

Lessons Learned from My First Working Vacation

With the rise of remote work, the possibility of a working vacation became an appealing option for seeing the world while still preserving paid time off.

Growing as Makers

Attention, and Why I’m Rethinking Managerial Generosity

I've been inspired to change the way I interact with colleagues by a quote from Simone Weil: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

Project & Team Management

Bringing a Team Together – 5 Things to Do at the Beginning of a Project

The beginning of a project can be overwhelming. Here are five things I like to do to figure out how to get started and how to keep the team moving.

Developer Tools

A Selective VPN for Mobile App Development

Send mobile app development traffic over your VPN without slowing down Zoom. Use the magic of Proxy Autoconfig files to take back control of your network.

Personal Optimization

4 Ergonomic Changes that Make My Desk Job Easier

Just because you have to spend a lot of time at your desk doesn't mean you need to sacrifice comfort! With a few changes, you can reduce post-work fatigue.

Personal Optimization

5 Sustainable Habits that Have Helped Me Survive Working from Home

Improve your work from home life with mindful, healthy, and mood-boosting habits that make being stuck in your home office much more bearable.

Workplace

Working Remotely Revisited – Then vs. Now

It's difficult to work remotely from a largely in-person team. But there are things companies and teams can do to make it easier for remote employees.

Growing as Makers

6 Questions that Keep Your Team Engaged During Remote Meetings

Keep people engaged, avoid awkward pauses, and make your remote meetings more conversational by asking these six questions.

Culture

9 Months into Working from Home, These 6 Things Are Helping Atoms Endure

We asked our team what's helping them stay positive, focused, and connected as all-remote work stretches on. Here's what they had to say.

Personal Optimization

A Verbal Processor’s Guide to Working from Home

I think best when I'm talking through ideas with someone else – a big challenge when working from home. Here are three ways this verbal processor is weathering the pandemic.

Personal Optimization

3 Ways to Get Away from Your Computer When Working Remotely

I’ve found some ways to continue to work and be productive without having to sit in front of the computer the entire day.