Working Smarter

In this episode of Remotely Curious, we talk to best-selling author Oliver Burkeman about how to reset our relationship to time, how to meet demands without colluding with them, and how to keep perspective by focusing on what’s most meaningful to you.

We’re excited to announce an all new season of Remotely Curious. The podcast that asks all the questions about remote, hybrid, or “Virtual First” work. This season, we’re exploring the NEW new realities of work life with some incredible guests.

In this episode, we’ll talk to psychologist, professor, and best-selling author Andrea Bonior, Ph. D., about the importance of values-based boundaries, how to communicate them, and how to approach tough reset conversations with teammates and leaders.

On today’s episode, we talk to psychologist, professor, and behavioral economist Kathleen Vohs about the link between messiness and creativity, how our space can influence the kind of work that we do, and ways to streamline our schedules.

On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Jeremy Bailenson, professor and founding director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University, about the best ways to mitigate and manage the feeling he calls “Zoom fatigue.”

How have the rules of office etiquette changed in remote work? We’ll have a fun conversation with Teresa and Travis McElroy, humorists and hosts of the podcast Shmanners, about how to treat others with respect, come across the way you want to, and avoid embarrassing gaffes.

Why is it so dang hard to make friends as a grownup? We’ll talk to psychologist, friendship expert, and author Dr. Marissa Franco about how to cultivate friendships and avoid loneliness in remote work.

Where does motivation come from, and how can we sustain it in remote work? Award-winning author and Financial Times columnist Elizabeth Uviebinené joins us to talk about the power of reflection and tying tasks to our values.

What happens to work rituals when we no longer go into work? We’ll talk to rituals scholar Casper Ter Kuile and design leader Kursat Ozenc about why rituals are so essential, and how we can get creative with them in remote work.

Hosted by Tiffani Jones Brown, Remotely Curious from Dropbox asks all the questions about remote, hybrid, and as we call it, “virtual first” work. We’ll talk with a professional rituals designer about how to revitalize your work from home routine. We’ll interview a friendship expert about how to stay connected to your work besties, even when you’re apart. And we’ll dive into tricky topics, like ho...