How to Work Remotely and Live to Tell the Tale

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1. How to work remotely
   and live to tell the tale
   OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017
   Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia
   

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2. I’m Zaharenia.
   Lead designer @ Workable
   

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3. Totally 100% me.
   

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4. Freelancing
   

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5. Freelancing
   Designing Workable
   

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6. Freelancing
   Designing Workable
   Managing a team
   

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7. FOR ME
   Remote work = 95% WFH
   

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8. HOW TO
   Evaluate the pros & cons
   

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9. !
   Zero commute
   

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10. "
    Lack of social interaction
    

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11. !
    Work at your space
    

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12. "
    Lack of discipline
    

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13. !
    No office distractions
    

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14. "
    More work to stay healthy
    

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15. IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME?
    

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16. IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME?
    It depends.
    

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17. HOW TO
    Convince your boss
    

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18. Trust
    

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19. START SMALL
    1 day per week
    

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20. Professionalism
    

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21. Communication != Work
    

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22. What about security?
    

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23. HOW TO
    Practice discipline
    

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24. ROBERT: The Internet has fun things for me to
    do . . . so I did them. (Pause.) I think I played
    some guitar, too . . . oh, and I separated all the
    dimes from my change jar, which took a while.
    COLIN NISSAN - THE NEW YORKER
    http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-work-from-home
    

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25. Build a routine and stick to it
    

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26. Minimize distractions
    

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27. Find the perfect tools
    

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29. HOW TO
    Achieve work—life balance
    

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30. Remote work = More hours
    

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31. Take a lunch break, FFS
    

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32. Train your friends & family
    

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33. …but also train yourself
    

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34. HOW TO
    Keep in touch with people
    

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35. The FOMO is real
    

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36. Freelancing
    

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37. Engage with the community
    

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38. Help your peers
    

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39. Use social media
    

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40. Working with a team
    

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41. Work together.
    

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42. Work together.
    Have fun together.
    

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43. Find your perfect chat app
    

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45. # $ %
    

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46. To sum up…
    

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47. REMOTE WORKING
    …is not for everyone
    

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48. REMOTE WORKING
    …needs discipline
    

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49. REMOTE WORKING
    …can be rewarding
    

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50. Just start, one day at a time.
    

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51. OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017
    Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia
    Thanks!
    You rock.
    

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