The way businesses use Slack & Zoom is failing remote workers, destroying their #1 advantage - the ability to engage in deep work, free of distractions. Asynchronous voice messaging like Yac lets people do more in less time, with context, and today, we chat with its CEO, Justin Mitchell ..read more

I've had a bit of practice being a parent - almost 18 years, in fact. Plus, I've been a kid myself for about 50 years, so I think I can speak with authority on parenthood. Thanks to the example set by my folks and a reluctance to grow up, I've been able to distil this wisdom into three simple rules, plus a shortcut ..read more

These days, mums and dads both have careers. And the assumption is that bigger must be better. More must be better. More money, more status, more recognition, more of whatever’s on offer. But 'more’ isn’t always better. Only ‘better’ is better. And our kids don't care if we make $60k or $160k; not if the second option means they never see us - or when they do, we're too stressed to pay attention ..read more

I value working from home more than money, prestige or a fancy job title. That’s because it’s given me something far more important – the freedom and control to live on my terms. But what kind of freedom am I talking about, and why is it so important to me? To explain, let me share a typical day with you. This one happened last autumn, and while it might seem exceptional, it happens like this more often than you’d suppose ..read more

What does it really take to start a side business and use your existing skills to start making extra money? What are the 4 things you must have, and the 6 steps you should take to create something viable on the side? In this episode, I'll tell you, including a look at how it all began for me 44 years ago - when I was still a bed-wetter ..read more

If you work more than 40 hrs a week, sleep less than 6 hrs a night and feel guilty when you're away from work, you might have joined The Cult of Work ..read more

My sister is back with another romp down memory lane – specifically, how BAD we had it when we were young. Next time your teenagers bitch and moan about their boring lives, send them this. Or Snapchat it to them or whatever they're on this week ..read more

Sick of leaving home each day for a place you don't like, to do work you don't enjoy? What if you could work from a home office? Here are 5 important rules ..read more

If you can work from home but keep your day job, you get the best of both worlds - certainty with enough flexibility to live a bit more. A win-win ..read more

Like a lot of you, some of my big ‘life’ questions resurface towards the end of every year. Mine appear on my morning walk or when I’m out for a drive. Lately, there have been two questions vying for attention. In seeking to answer them, though, I noticed that both are something of a trap, eliciting reflex responses instead of truthful ones. The questions are: 1. What do I value? 2. Who am I living for? They’re simple little questions; less than five words each, yet the answers can have a profound effect on our lives. If we’re not asking them and then thinking deliberately about the answe ..read more