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It’s Only Remote Work (But I like it)
It's been almost 50 years since the Rolling Stones gathered at Ronnie Wood's home in Richmond to lay down the first tracks of It's Only Rock and Roll on July 24, 1973. At the time it was an answer to the critics about the next song not always living up the the last...
The Wisdom of Clowns
I don't spend a lot of time with clowns or even thinking about them for that matter. But recently I spent 2 hours with a clown and it got me thinking about a few things. How does this relate to the future of work or living, you ask? For starters, clowns take basic...
The War on Women
The subject of the war on women might seem off-topic relative to remote work and remote life. But it rears its ugly head in many facets of the discussion. Heading into 2020, women were outpacing men in college graduation. They were at an all-time high in senior...
Thinking Outside the Office
Recently Dan Smolen did a post about AI maximizing leased space. The post had a picture of a woman golfing in an empty office. It quickly evolved (or devolved) into a series of posts about playing golf inside empty buildings. Is it silly or is it a great idea? As...
Optimization vs Sustainability
Optimization versus sustainability is something that we've come face to face within the last three years. W. Edward Deming first brought his theories of manufacturing to Japan after World War Two. Later in the 50s other companies started embracing many of his...
Thinking Third Place
As the debate between office and remote work persists, let's shift our focus to a different perspective—life in terms of the third place. It's a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg to talk about those places of interaction within communities. Well...