Monthly Archives: February 2010
One blog I particularly enjoy reading is Free Pursuits. It’s a blog about lifestyle design. The focus is on creating more freedom and flexibility in your life. Lots of the posts are geared towards people who want to create location-independent sources of income. I find that Free Pursuit’s posts often nicely relate to telework. WhenContinue Reading
I grew up walking, using public transit, and bumming rides to destinations beyond the reach of my first two options. I rode a bike through art school. If you’re ever bored, try strapping a pile of 2×4′s to the back of your bicycle and ride uphill in Philadelphia traffic. On the plus side, hauling thoseContinue Reading
Jasper Westaway (oneDrum) and Phil Montero (The Anywhere Office) organized and facilitated a flexwork tweetchat yesterday. Twenty people participated in the conversation, and over 200 tweets worth of flexwork ideas were rapidly typed out into the Twittersphere! We discussed the challenges and benefits of flexible working. Definitely a fun and informative activity! Did you missContinue Reading
Richard Greenwald, of The Wall Street Journal, reports that “20% to 23% of U.S. workers are operating as consultants, freelancers, free agents, contractors or micropreneurs.” Greenwald says that this chunk of the U.S. workforce grew in the 1980′s. At the time, people considered the move towards freelance and consulting a temporary fix to job shortages. Continue Reading
Okay. Careerbuilder’s Super Bowl ad was great. And fortunately for teleworkers, if it ever gets this casual in your home office, it’s just you and your cat… Anyone up for Casual Fridays?
Robots were my Mecca as a child. The Jetsons had it made with their maid; Rosie kept the household going. I mean, it sure as heck wasn’t George. And Jane was always shopping. Maybe Jane’s mall addiction was more the producer’s fault than Jane’s, but she still wasn’t the family anchor Rosie proved to be. Continue Reading
Jeremy Lattimore, over at Refocusing Technology, invited me to write a blog post for his blog. Jeremy and I became acquainted through social media, and enjoyed following him on Twitter. If you like tech news, gadgets, and a healthy serving of social media know-how seasoned with a pinch of politics, check out @jeremylattimore. Since teleworkContinue Reading