By Spike Team , December 17, 2018

Picture it. It’s another gray day in the office, the heating’s cranked up and you’re falling asleep at your desk. The boss is doing the rounds and you’re desperately trying to focus on a never-ending Excel file. You got up at 6 am and you know there’s no way you’ll be able to leave before 7 pm—and OMG its only Monday.

Office life can be a drag. You might spend hours commuting—stuck in traffic or sardined on the train. You probably have to toe the line and dress in office attire. You almost certainly have to waste precious time in pointless meetings when an email would have done a much better job of conveying the latest update in the search for Cheryl’s lost sandwich. Offices can be noisy, uncomfortable, and boring—the antithesis of a creative and inspirational hub for fresh ideas.

But what if there was another way? What if you could set your own rules, your own times, manage your own workload without the boss peering over your shoulder. Work from exotic locations, your local café, or just from the comfort of home. You might even have time to manage the mundane tasks of everyday life—go to the dentist without using your precious holiday, throw in a load of laundry when the sun is shining on a winter’s day.

Well, whatever your industry, whatever your line of work, whether you want to set up as a freelancer or you can convince your boss to let you work from home, there’s a way to ditch the world of office politics and embrace the life of a digital nomad. However, if you want to rock at working remotely, it’ll take a little more than sitting around in your underwear and logging on for the day!

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