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[Link] Combating Zoom Overload with Reverse Meetings

Read: 20/2/2022 www.calnewport.com

In a recent episode of my podcast, I dove deep on the topic of meeting overload during our current moment of pandemic-induced remote work. I want to expand here on one of the more radical (but intriguing) solutions I mentioned: the reverse meeting. First, a little background.

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[Link] Want the perfect job? It’s £44k for a four-day week – but you have to go into the office

Read: 30/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Name: The perfect job. Status: Perfect.

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[Link] 4 Work-From-Home Tech Tricks I Learned From Twitch Streamers

Read: 21/11/2021 www.wired.com

Like many Americans in office jobs, I started working from home in March due to Covid-19, and I haven’t been back to the office since.

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[Link] Our Brains Were Not Built for This Much Uncertainty

Read: 21/11/2021 hbr.org

Prior to the pandemic, the working world already felt to most of us like it was undergoing rapid, unrelenting change — changes in customer preferences, client and employee expectations, and competitive advantages.

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[Link] Techies demand top dollar as skills shortages bite

Read: 27/10/2021 www.afr.com

Australian tech companies are turning down new business because soaring pay rates being charged by workers with in-demand skills are making projects unprofitable, instead turning to training and other non-financial strategies to try to lure and retain staff.

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[Link] ‘I believe it’s a mental health issue’: the rise of Zoom dysmorphia

Read: 1/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

The effects of staring at ourselves for hours at a time during video conference calls has resulted in a breakdown of how we perceive our own self image.

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[Link] People are chatting through your Microsoft Teams call? It's probably a good sign

Read: 15/8/2021 www.zdnet.com

If you've ever found yourself more interested in the chat than the presentation while on a Microsoft Teams video meeting, you're not alone. In fact, most of the people inside Microsoft are doing exactly the same thing, and they like it. 

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