Connecting With Your Audience

Connecting With Your Audience

An actress, a clown, and a comedian walk into a theater. No, this isn’t the start of a joke. This is an example of people who take the extra step and connect with their audience. In the business world, it might not be as obvious, and the...
It’s Only Remote Work (But I like it)

It’s Only Remote Work (But I like it)

It’s been almost 50 years since the Rolling Stones gathered at Ronnie Wood’s home in Richmond to lay down the first tracks of It’s Only Rock and Roll on July 24, 1973. At the time it was an answer to the critics about the next song not always living...
The Wisdom of Clowns

The Wisdom of Clowns

I don’t spend a lot of time with clowns or even thinking about them for that matter. But recently I spent 2 hours with a clown and it got me thinking about a few things. How does this relate to the future of work or living, you ask? For starters, clowns take...
The War on Women

The War on Women

The subject of the war on women might seem off-topic relative to remote work and remote life. But it rears its ugly head in many facets of the discussion. Heading into 2020, women were outpacing men in college graduation. They were at an all-time high in senior...
Thinking Outside the Office

Thinking Outside the Office

Recently Dan Smolen did a post about AI maximizing leased space. The post had a picture of a woman golfing in an empty office. It quickly evolved (or devolved) into a series of posts about playing golf inside empty buildings. Is it silly or is it a great idea? As...
Optimization vs Sustainability

Optimization vs Sustainability

Optimization versus sustainability is something that we’ve come face to face within the last three years. W. Edward Deming first brought his theories of manufacturing to Japan after World War Two. Later in the 50s other companies started embracing many of his...