Departures: Travel & Lifestyle - ✈️ Best Jobs for Travel Lovers.
✈️ Best Jobs for Travel Lovers.Plus 5 must haves when selecting your bucket list remote working destination.👨✈️ The Briefing Room:Notes and open topics from the editor’s desk. Welcome Departures. The place to be for where to go and what to see. One of the biggest societal side effects of the pandemic has manifested in the workforce. Whether you are for or against these changes, one thing is for certain: The relationship between white-collar workers and their cubicles will never be the same. Lockdowns forced companies to reinvent themselves almost overnight in order to accommodate the new reality of conducting business as usual while everybody worked from home. With what seems the worst of the pandemic behind us now, companies are at a cross-roads between if and how to most effectively get everyone back into the office. Workers on the other hand are not only having to reconsider the value of returning to the office but also if they even want to go back to their old jobs at all. As someone who has been running a location independent business with a 100% remote workforce for over 10 years, I have been bombarded for the last 18+ months with questions from both the employers and employees on the subject. So for the next few editions of Departures, I will dedicate a few sections to this subject. Specifically for employees who love to travel. So now without further ado, let’s take it away! Alvin 📰 This Week in Travel:A TLDR approach to some of the week’s most important headlines.
✈️ Best Jobs for Travel Lovers:Not all jobs are as travel friendly as others. Let’s explore a few of the most flexible ones. The cat has been let out of the bag. People have been spoilt and there is no turning back. Those fortunate enough to have been able to work remotely for the past 2 years know exactly what I am talking about. There are some clear advantages to having a flexible work schedule. But these benefits are amplified by an order of magnitude when you add flexible work location. Just the reduction of commuting time on its own is enough for a lot of people to never want to do it any other way ever again. In 2022 the improvement in work-life balance of a well managed remote office workflow is undeniable. Yet, even notable increases in motivation and productivity summed to reduced turnover and reduced need for office space are not enough to persuade a lot of employers to permanently go remote with their employees. If you find yourself disappointed with your current employers lack of post pandemic flexibility, you are far from alone. Here are some alternate career choices that might better feed your travelust:
🗺 Bucket List:Short highlight of a dream destination. How to pick your “Bucket List” remote working destination. Ok. So you have determined remote working is feasible and the right path for you. You already decided how you are going to do it. Now where do you go? The truth is you really do not have to go anywhere. There seems to be a growing misconception that you have to move to some farm away land in order to work remotely. Although the lines seem to be pretty blurry these days, working remotely does not mean you need to be nomadic. There is a good chance you have a perfectly suitable remote working destinations within a few miles of where you currently live. Here are 5 things I recommend you look for when selecting a remote working destination:
I will be expanding more on all the points on this list in future editions as each of them really deserver their own section. But the bottom line when it comes to going remote, regardless if you across the street or across the world, the more research you do before hand, the better equipped you will be to adjust to your new environment. 🧳 Carry-on Only:Travel experience, tech and accessory reviews. One of the challenges in working remotely is finding a way to consistently maintain proper posture while sitting in front of the computer for hours on end. The Roost Laptop Stand aims to fix that. By elevating your laptop’s screen to a more natural level, the seven position stand reduces all the strains and ailments that come from looking down at the screen for too long. But of all, at 6.3 oz (178 grams) it won’t break your back inside your bag when not in use. 🛠 Hack of the Week:Tips and tricks for better travel quality of life. If you are of the type that gets easily distracted like me, chances are you take any opportunity you get that will help you be productive and stay efficient. Although you can deploy this hack if working from the office, I have found it most helpful while working remotely where I only have myself to keep me accountable on time and task. What is the Pomodoro Technique? In short, it is a very effective time management method of staying focused. It was developed Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s and it uses a timer to compartmentalize work in to 25 minute intervals called “pomodoros” separated by short 5-10 minute breaks. Every 4 “pomodoros” take a longer 15-30 minute break. I personally live by this method to stay productive every day and literally using it as I write this newsletter right now. Though I normally use the Pomodoro - Focus Timer app on the phone, I also like using this pomodoro video from YouTube when collaborating with others in the same room:
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✈️ Top 10 Must Have Travel Apps 2022.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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✈️ Japan Begins Welcoming Tourists.
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