Learning on lockdown
15 TED Talks to Watch While You’re Stuck at Home
“For those of us looking to leverage this time to learn something new, you may want to take a look at the treasure chest of TED talks available online for your learning pleasure.”
When in Rome...
7 Remote Jobs You Can Work From Home
A crowdsourced list of remote jobs that almost anyone can do from home.
Rocking the vote
Can Voting Be Fun? This Startup Thinks So
This startup founder wants voting to be fun and accessible—for everyone.
Looming layoffs
So You’re Working From Home—Is Your Job Safe?
“We had a meeting on Friday and all of a sudden they’re like: ‘We’re going to have to lay people off.”
The new FOMO
Why it’s Totally OK Not to Be Productive Right Now
Pandemic or otherwise, you have worth outside of your output.
Better bathrooms, one office at a time
This Startup Delivers Curated Personal Hygiene Products to Your Workplace
A co-founder in the midst of an equity crowdfund takes us to work for a day.
Ableism and accessibility
Why Did it Take a Pandemic to Prove We Could Always WFH?
The rise of remote work has disabled workers wondering: where was this flexibility before the crisis?
It's sink or swim
Should Small Businesses Shutter—or Soldier On?
Weighing the downsides of closing business versus revenue loss, layoffs, insolvency, and coronavirus exposure.
WFH is hard to do
How to Work From Home Without Going Nuts
A little vacation from the IRL office probably sounds nice. But there are quite a few ways to derail the productivity of a work-from-home workday. Here’s how to avoid them.
Freelancers are taking back control.
The Virtual Communities Supporting Freelancers' Mental Health
The freedom and autonomy that comes with being your own boss is a captivating prospect for many people, but those who spend most of their time working at home are more likely to struggle with their mental health than the wider population.
Overcoming obstacles to entering management
There Aren’t Enough Women In Management — Here’s How More Can Break In
For every 100 men hired and promoted to management, 72 women—and only 68 Latinas and 58 Black women—are promoted and hired.
Our comfort zones are there to protect us, even if productivity specialists say otherwise.
Please Stop Telling Me to Leave My Comfort Zone
Facing my fear should have allowed me to grow, as I understood the motivational slogans. Instead, in my mid-twenties, I found myself laid up in bed, so tired I could barely move.
