8 Handle remote work

As we’ve all learned, the chances of anyone in tech eventually having to work remotely even part-time are nonzero. Remote working can be challenging, but it’s definitely a skill you can build. And because there’s always the possibility of it being something you need for your career, why not plan for it and start building the skill now?

8.1 The challenges of being remote

If you’re not used to working remotely and haven’t developed a system for doing so effectively, know that remote working—whether full-time or occasionally—can definitely be hard on your work and on your career. Frankly, it can also be emotionally draining.

It becomes easy, for example, to lose sight of the yellow line that delineates your personal self from ...

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