😷 Working Remote: Coronavirus Special

Mar 13, 2020

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Welcome to Iteration, a weekly podcast about programming, development, and design.

Today we're going to be talking about something that's frequently discussed on the Twitters-phere:

(day in the life of a remote developer)

John: schedule work just becomes intertwined with life. Dedicated meeting days or blocks make life so much better. Having some kind of boundaries.
John: communications making sure to have a place for “chatter” and an “updates” cadence.

Get dressed every morning

Have a dedicated space or device

Get good at notification settings and use them

Office Hours / Schedule

Over communicate in passive channels

Video / Audio Setup

Change your scenery

Work from energy not time.

Reduce distractions. Really don’t work with Netflix on in the background.

John: Pros: random bunch dates with the wife. We brunch hard.
John: Flexibility to travel and work. (Trip to Nashville this weekend) .
John: Lunch break bike rides and dip in the ocean.
John: Changing scenery, will regularly work from a park on a mountain top or pretentious coffee shops