Remote Work for Normal People

Rest is not the reward for work; it is part of the work. Writing things down turns worry into a list. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.

Trade-offs

Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited. Habits stick when the first step is almost embarrassingly small. Meetings without an agenda tend to produce more meetings.

The system that survives is the one simple enough to restart after a bad week. The best note is the one you can find again.

Going further

Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited. Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose. Energy, not time, is usually the scarce resource.

I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks. Most of my productivity came from doing fewer things on purpose.

What didn’t

Meetings without an agenda tend to produce more meetings. A weekly review is a conversation with your future self. Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited.

Notifications are other people’s priorities arriving uninvited. Two focused hours beat a day of half attention.

Writing things down turns worry into a list. I stopped optimising my tools and started finishing my tasks.