>"77 meetings between 1 and 6am" statistic, and I could see the look of shock in their faces. Did they assume I was just working 9-5 and not making an effort to accommodate other timezones?
I've remote for most part for over 10 years; fully remote since 2019. I've always worked with a big timezone gap. This is not sustainable - I've played the whole "change my sleep cycle" game and it just does not work either in terms of health or time with family.
Most of the time it is worth it to push back and get meetings moved. If someone is being consistently unreasonable, then escalating to the next level may be the answer.
I love the photo... what appears to be a Commodore C64C given permanent desk space off to the right, the familiar Stewart Calculus textbook sitting on the shelf...
"Staying motivated. I found keeping a daily log of what I accomplished works best (I've done this for over a decade). If one day my entry looks soft, I try to do more on the next." - Brilliant idea. I find this works too, yet I never read any "motivation/ efficiency experts" mention this.
I keep a bookmark at ~now-3 months and ~now-1 year and glance at those entries every other week or so. I like it - an easy way to create a little chronology context and to refresh memories. It also motivates me to keep making new entries.
No mention of loneliness? There are times when I end up going days without seeing another human soul. You don’t always notice it until you start disassociating and reflect. I try to go out to buy lunch just to see people.
>"77 meetings between 1 and 6am" statistic, and I could see the look of shock in their faces. Did they assume I was just working 9-5 and not making an effort to accommodate other timezones?
I've remote for most part for over 10 years; fully remote since 2019. I've always worked with a big timezone gap. This is not sustainable - I've played the whole "change my sleep cycle" game and it just does not work either in terms of health or time with family.
Most of the time it is worth it to push back and get meetings moved. If someone is being consistently unreasonable, then escalating to the next level may be the answer.
I love the photo... what appears to be a Commodore C64C given permanent desk space off to the right, the familiar Stewart Calculus textbook sitting on the shelf...
"Staying motivated. I found keeping a daily log of what I accomplished works best (I've done this for over a decade). If one day my entry looks soft, I try to do more on the next." - Brilliant idea. I find this works too, yet I never read any "motivation/ efficiency experts" mention this.
I do a lot of logging/journaling, but they tend to be write-only. They'd probably be more effective if I got in the habit of reviewing them.
I keep a bookmark at ~now-3 months and ~now-1 year and glance at those entries every other week or so. I like it - an easy way to create a little chronology context and to refresh memories. It also motivates me to keep making new entries.
No mention of loneliness? There are times when I end up going days without seeing another human soul. You don’t always notice it until you start disassociating and reflect. I try to go out to buy lunch just to see people.
"Harry, You Don't Need to Sell It to Me!" To some, the chance to go days without messing with humans is a pro, not a con.
Gotta go see people in the evenings I find.
The actual title is better:
> 3 Years of Extremely Remote Work