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Escape The Desk: The Ultimate List Of Inspiring, Free Places to Work Remotely — Parks, Coffee Shops, And More!

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Remote work enables people to choose from a variety of environments like coffee shops, parks, libraries, and coworking spaces, each offering unique benefits such as networking opportunities, creative inspiration, or a change of scenery. However, preferred remote work environments vary depending on the individual.

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Saying No to More: Why Giving Your Brain Space to Wander Improves Your Productivity

Success

Juliet’s approach has helped companies including Nike, Google and Spotify help increase their employees happiness and productivity, which she outlines in her book, A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work. No phones, emails or interruptions allowed. White space is unscheduled time.

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People are simply ignoring bans on AI use at work

Workplace Insight

Older readers may remember a phenomenon called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) which marked the point at which employers gave up worrying about people using their own phones at work and instead made it look like it was their idea anyway. Close to a third use gen AI to write emails (31 percent) or use it instead of Google (30 percent).

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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Should companies invest in nap pods with built-in alarms, as Google and HuffPost have? So I Googled “how to nap” for a little guidance. I set daily alarms on my phone so I wouldn’t forget to sleep, or worse, make the mistake of oversleeping. I can feel the blue light from my phone threatening my sleep most nights.

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When Too Much Talk Turns Toxic

Allwork

He listed the following: Instant messaging platforms for quick, informal conversations : Slack Microsoft Teams WhatsApp Video conferencing tools essential to remote work : Zoom Google Meet Project management tools for communication regarding specific tasks : Asana Trello These just touch the surface of the communication resources that exist.

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What a top-level Assistant does…

ProAssisting Blog

Because of this evolution, assistants are asked to take on more bosses and perform in a team environment versus a 1-on-1 position however at the C-Level, a 1-on-1 boss/assistant partnership is still the norm. Enjoy this post? Share it with others.

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Attracting Productivity: Work Environments

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Attracting Productivity: Work Environments By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Job Seeking , Networking , Productivity D o you think of yourself as a productive person? The work environment is great and I have an amazing boss. Many studies have shown this.