Companies always bring up how employees can hide behind remote work to underwork. I've worked with dozens of remote companies for 7 years. In total, I've witnessed a few cases of underwork. Yet, I've seen hundreds of cases of overwork. Underwork isn't the problem. Overwork is.

If you work remotely and have never: • Redesigned your “commute” to include time out • Attempted to work outside of your home office • Gone out of the house midday You may be stuck in pandemic remote mode. Your remote work experience can get even better when you’re ready.

This is also a useful visual for knowing whether a meeting would be better done async. If your meeting looks like the ineffective team shown here, you're most likely doing information sharing which is better done async. Info is more likely to be absorbed + less wasted time