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Workshifting While in Prague Oh, Prague, how I love thee. Because relatively few houses and sites were destroyed in World War II, much of its old-world charm remains. The home of Kafka is very much the same as it was in the 14th Century.… |
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Staying Productive While Traveling in England I love England. It may not be exotic, but it's one of my favorite countries in the world. And this year I've been lucky enough to spend about 3 months here on and off. Last year around this same time… |
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Email is Your Worst Enemy I've spent the last month planning and preparing for the work of 2011. I will be doing a great deal more writing, speaking and as if it's even possible, I will be traveling even more in 2011 than 2010. Knowing… |
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Taking Time to Refuel After having run out of gas, I had a thought on the side of a lonely highway in Utah during our Rise of the Cubicle Farmer road trip and it made me think about how sometimes we may push too… |
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An Alternative to Renting Cars While Traveling If you are a workshifter, chances are you travel. And if you travel, chances are you rent cars. And if you rent cars, chances are you have come close to strangling a rental car clerk or customer service agent at… |
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Stepping Away from the Keyboard You know what really bugs me about the idea of 9 to 5?It insinuates that every human works in the same manner and that every day we feel exactly the same as the day before. Here's what I mean. I… |
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Workshifting on a Train – Part 2 Okay, so I have returned from my workshifting train trip from NYC to Miami, and yes I am fully aware of how crazy that sounds. I traveled on Amtrak for the duration of the trip using something that's called a… |
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A Workshifting Experiment: Taking a Train from New York City to Miami Since December 15, 2009, Melissa and I have been home for about 15 days. Last week, we returned from a 91 day workshifting trip in Europe, and decided to ground ourselves in the East Village for a few weeks before… |
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The Deliberate Workshifter Some people workshift because they can. Some view workshifting as a triumph of technology, others a triumph of humanity. At my company, we workshift deliberately. We believe that it empowers our staff as well as ourselves to add value and… |
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To Starbucks, From Workshifters: Thank You! As much as I love supporting local coffee shops, sometimes when I travel, particularly in Europe, I frequent Starbucks. Why? For workshifting purposes. I ain't on a vacation, baby, I have a business to run. They always have a multitude… |
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What Workshifters Can Learn From Artists "Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken… |
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Work Poetry: Thoughts from Barcelona About three months ago, I was in Barcelona, Spain speaking at a conference. Barcelona is a town teeming with hidden art. You will quite literally be walking down a conventional downtown road, only to look down a corridor and find… |
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Workshifitng with a Mobile Phone: Novelty or Necessity? Here's a story. About a month ago I was at a wedding in the Florida Keys. It was a great night that ended with everyone, in full wedding gear, jumping in the pool. My little brother also happened to jump… |
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Can Producing Webinars Help You Become Global? So, about a week ago, I was 5 minutes from producing a premium Webinar, which we do many of at my company. And the thought occurred to me ... Here I am, based in New York City but working in… |
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The Greatest Benefit of Workshifting: The Life Shift Is workshifting a more effective work environment than a cubicle farm? Yes. From an organizational basis are there financial benefits? Yes. Are there efficiency benefits? Yes. Will employees be more content and empowered with this freedom? Yes. There are countless… |
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My Little Black Book Sitting on the train, riding in a plane, laying in bed, sipping a coffee. Wherever you are. Whatever you are doing. You need to have a way to record your moments of inspiration. What do you use to jot down… |
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Workshifting, SXSW style SXSW was a great place to network, learn and do business. I was not sure how much work I would be able to get done and was a bit skeptical about the wifi at the Austin Convention Center, but was… |
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Sharing, Engagement and Serendipity In social media we understand and accept the principles of sharing, engaging and being open to serendipity. We benefit from engaging and sharing information with people online to form new friendships and working relationships. But how often do we ignore… |
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Choosing a Place to Stay While Traveling One of the most fundamental elements of planning any trip is where to stay. At the moment, I am on a very long trip that, in the end, will span 3 continents and several countries. Locating and booking affordable accommodations… |
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