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Navigating Mental Health as a Digital Nomad

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This lifestyle has been glamorized in recent years, with social media presenting the dream of flexible work, affordable living and stunning landscapes. However, the reality of the digital nomad lifestyle , like any other lifestyle, is that it is neither perfect nor for everyone. But combined, the stress compounds.

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Best Destinations for First-Time Digital Nomads

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Andy Stofferis, an experienced digital nomad, offers advice on some of the best destinations for first-time travelers. When choosing a starting destination, there are many factors to consider including language, time zone, cost, and facilities. Time zone: Time zone plays an important role in choosing a destination.

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One Century Later, The Traditional 9 To 5 Is Dead

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The common idea of the workplace has completely shattered, with employees often working from various time zones asynchronously. For some wanderlusters, instead of taking their weeklong paid-time-off, they may choose a digital nomadic lifestyle to live and work in the country of their choice. .

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How Much Workplace Flexibility Is Too Much?

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For instance, someone that chooses a digital nomadic lifestyle may enjoy working on a beachfront. But trouble emerges when their coworkers are all in different time zones and meaningful interactions become obsolete. .

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How to Balance Autonomy and Accountability While Working Remotely

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But many of those same people adapted quickly to the flexible lifestyle and have since chosen to continue working remotely or in a hybrid fashion (if their company allows such flexibility). Given his clients and colleagues in different time zones, Pounds’ typical day might fall outside the standard workday hours.

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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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Choose the right working vacation destination If it’s critical that you are available in case of emergencies during business hours in your home city, traveling more than a couple time zones away may not be wise. A location that’s too remote may not work if Wi-Fi and phone service are not up to par.

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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

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If you’re living and working in different countries, with changing time zones, collaborating with colleagues around the world can be difficult. It would be a game changer to have access to a platform that lets you easily schedule appointments and meetings without second guessing the time difference. . Calendly subscription .

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