James Ramsay

Finished reading: A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis 📚

Finished reading: No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy 📚

40 One-Sentence Email Tips:

5. You don’t need to sign your name at the end of your email — the recipient knows who it’s from.

13. You don’t always have to reply.

23. An email isn’t a letter.

40. Unsubscribe.

Solid list. Email is a great medium when used thoughtfully.

Finished reading: Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov 📚

Finished reading: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov 📚

Finished reading: The Case for Degrowth by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa, and Federico Demaria 📚

Finished reading: Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov 📚

Finished reading: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov 📚

Grocery shopping is better with a bike and a baby.

I am joining Remote to help create more remote employment opportunities. Working at GitLab remotely was great for me and my family, and demonstrated to me the advantages of remote organisations. I would like more people to have this freedom, and I am excited to join a team of people with the same ambition.

Personally, remote work allowed me to:

• live where my wife had the best job opportunities,
• visit her when working abroad for short-term contracts,
• return to Australia to raise children close to our parents, and to
• work (and become friends) with wonderful people from all over the world.

Job (CEO, Remote), in his blog post I’m leaving GitLab to help everyone work remotely, writes why remote work is good for business:

• Focus on merit, not the number of hours spent in the office,
• Everything is written down, improving communication and efficiency, and
• Hire the best people, wherever they are in the world.

If you’d like to learn more about remote work check out Remote and GitLab’s guide to remote work.