Feb 10, 2024
Today’s post is the audio
companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, and you
can subscribe to it via
email here. Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles
she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and
podcast episodes she’s listened to.
The newsletter also has a digest of the Virtual not Distant content
- but this podcast version has an update of Pilar’s own work.
Coffee Break Articles:
The dark side of remote work via
Asynchronous Agile
Remote work stifles innovation, a massive new study finds via Gallant CEO, based on a study in Nature
Apple knew AirDrop users could be
identified and tracked as early as 2019, researchers say via
CNN Business
'I had £3,000 stolen via WhatsApp job scam
message' via BBC UK
(This month’s articles are all a bit dark, but it’s just a
coincidence!)
Book Recommendation:
This month’s book recommendation is "Four Thousand
Weeks: Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your
four thousand weeks count" by Oliver Burkeman. It is NOT a book on
how to manage your time. It's a philosophical read.
Listening Recommendations:
Podcast: The Tim Ferriss Podcast
Episode: Matt Mullenweg — The Art of Crafting a Sabbatical,
Tips for Defending Against Hackers, Leveraging Open Source,
Thriving in an AI World, and Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours
(#713)
Date: 29 December 2023
Podcast: Work from Home Forever
Episode: Eileen Tanner, 27 Years of Remote
Work from Fax Machines to Virtual Meetings
Date: 18 December 2023
(And if you want to find out more about Don Voltaire, host of Work
from Home Forever , check out the latest episode of Adventures in
Podcasting: Ep 71 Adventures in podcasting with your son,
finding guests and the life-changing potential of remote
work)
Podcast: Hard Fork