About Efficiency, Digital and Remote Work

Written by Azat Mardan, July 29, 2017

Needless to say that cafes, open offices, commute and slow internet all impede productivity. To increase efficiency, distraction-free flow and productivity, I stayed home for a few days over the weekend to work on a project.

I finished the project and made some money all digitally and remotely via the Internet and phone. I ordered food (groceries) using food delivery services. I worked out in a gym in my building and got fresh air on my patio.

The result was a weird feeling that I don’t need to leave my home at all. It’s almost magical to realize the digital inflow of money (salary and book royalties) and digital outflow (to pay for food). Also, I was healthier because I cooked at home instead of eating out, and I didn’t listen to gossip or read/watch news even in passing on a gym’s TV or in metro.

It’s fascinating that all can be done digitally without leaving one’s home and it’s peculiar how little humans need sometimes for productive, satisfactory and healthy lives.