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I hate the term “future of work”. There’s something almost passive about it, implying a distant, abstract future in which changes will happen to us rather than by us.

The reality is that work is changing right now – and we have a say in the direction of travel. 

That’s why I’m so delighted to announce that I’m working with SafetyWing on their latest newsletter project – Borderless! 

Borderless is a weekly newsletter of handpicked (my hands) links on digital nomads, remote work and global mobility to help you navigate the quirks of living and working on the internet. 

We recently published an edition all about productivity. Here’s a snippet of what I wrote:

We all need to get stuff done. Whether it's at work, at home, or in our personal lives, productivity is essential for achieving our goals.

Yet these days, when we think about productivity, it’s often in a narrow sense. We’re only really interested in what we need to do to achieve everything on our own to-do lists. But what about the bigger picture? Productivity isn’t just about getting it done, it’s also a macro-economic indicator. It's one of the ways we measure how efficient we are at using our time and resources. 

It’s important to optimize at the individual level, but we also need to ask big questions like: How does productivity affect the world at large? How do we ensure that the benefits of growth are shared equitably? What are we even trying to optimize for?

Tl;dr: if you like my writing on work, technology and power, you’ll love what we’re doing with Borderless and you should sign up for the newsletter. 

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If you want to know more about the project and why I’m writing a second newsletter, keep reading. 

When SafetyWing approached me about this project, I jumped at the chance.

The startup provides insurance for digital nomads and remote workers and while I’m not a nomad myself, I heavily subscribe to their values of borderless living. And by borderless living, I mean a life without constraints, be that physical location, nationality or lifestyle choices. I know that lots of you who read my newsletter are also interested in alternative, progressive, and occasionally radical, ways of living and working. 

SafetyWing's ultimate mission is to build a global social safety net that transcends physical borders. This means removing the barriers that prevent people from accessing essential services, such as healthcare, pensions, and passports, regardless of where they were born. (If you want to read more about SafetyWing, I recommend Megan Carnegie’s piece for Wired about how they pay all employees the same salary).

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Another thing I think you’ll find interesting is the behind-the-scenes of this project.

The Borderless newsletter is the first product for what will eventually become SafetyWing’s media arm. It’s just the beginning of plans to create a more just and equitable society through media. This is something that I believe so strongly in – our media has the power to transform society, but we’re just not getting it right. 

Practically speaking, I’m approaching this project as a marriage between journalism and the creator economy. Both disciplines have so much to offer but don’t always work harmoniously together – I want to change that. 

If you’re interested in learning more about what I’m actually doing on the Borderless project, let me know and I’ll write about it here in A-Mail.  

Speaking of A-Mail, I want to clarify that nothing is changing. It is still my independent newsletter. Borderless is completely separate and lives over here. You have not automatically been signed up for it! However, Borderless is also free, so if you want even more of me in your inbox, make sure to subscribe today :)

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This isn’t the future of work, it’s just work and we’re doing it right now. 

📌 This post was paid for by SafetyWing.

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