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Over a year of working remotely; These are the top things that I have learned about thriving as a remote worker.

Wilson Reyes Collado on September 02, 2020

Working remotely can be a blessing or a curse. How much you can make out of it will depend on your approach. Recently, many people have been pushed...

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Leonel A. Santiago Báez • Sep 2 '20

Great post! I completely agree with you in all of the things.

Is nice to work wherever and whenever you want, but If don't know how to handle the responsibility you won't last long as a remote worker.

Wilson Reyes Collado • Sep 2 '20

Thanks, Leonel. Glad you liked it.

Banji • Sep 3 '20 • Edited

Good post Wilson
Appreciate it
But I think you need to be self-motivated and having plan to do your task in a certain time.
Have you ever depressed when u have not communicate with people and co-workers like when you are in a company or whatever?

Wilson Reyes Collado • Sep 3 '20

Hello Banji,

I'm glad you like the post.

Regarding your question: Yes, I had felt down while working remotely in the past, because as you said, there is not enough communication with people or co-workers.

That is the reason why I point out that we need to make a conscious effort on Socialize. My approach to the matter was to reach out to some old friends and begin to go out regularly and make new friends on the process. I also start to play video games with some friends more frequently than before, and before the pandemic, I use to go to some coffee shops to work from there.

Regarding the internal communication with my co-workers, I have the luck of working in a company that is focused and make the remote employees feel energized and motivated to interact with each other. Take a look here if you are interested in how they do it: x-team.com/blog/energize-remote-te...

Banji • Sep 4 '20 • Edited

There we go...

We need more people like you in the community.
Thank you so much for your fascinating post and complete reply on me.
Just Keep it up, need more posts and guides like this :)
Good Luck

Wilson Reyes Collado • Sep 4 '20

You’re welcome, Banji. I really appreciate your comment. 😄🙌

Manohar Reddy Poreddy • Sep 2 '20

Hi Wilson,

Great post.

Can you please help on more details on below?
Like some links from amazon, etc. will be of great help.

"Invest some money on ergonomy, buy a good working chair, some monitors placed at the correct high, some noise-canceling headphones, etc. You have to take care of your body long term and also make working as comfortable and enjoyable as you can."