The 5 Key Skills You Need to Become More Effective & Productive as a Remote Worker While Avoiding Burnout with Paul Slater

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Today on the podcast, Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Paul Slater (@Paul Slater), the co-founder of BillionMinds, a training program that uses behavioral science to help maximize your professional and personal effectiveness as a remote worker.

During this episode, Mitko and Paul discussed why some people feel ineffective when working remotely, the five key skills you need to help you stay productive and maintain your overall well-being, and how to manage your energy and avoid burnout as a remote worker.

💬 Topics Discussed:

• What is the main mission of Billion Minds?
• How did Paul come up with the concept of Billion Minds?
• Why do some people feel ineffective when working remotely?
• How did people benefit from suddenly having to work from home during COVID?
• Separating your work life from your personal life when working from home
• Having and building your own work structure
• Common work schedules and practices that people use
• Five key skills that help you stay productive and maintain your overall well-being
• Why is burnout becoming an increasing issue amongst remote workers?
• Can your passion for your job and doing what you love decrease burnout?
• How do you reverse burnout?
• Fostering relationships outside the work sphere
• Warning signs of burnout
• How burnout can affect those around you when you work from home
• Building skills in order to have a more balanced schedule
• What are the Learn-Do cycles at Billion Minds?
• How each skill can be individualized and taught differently
• The availability of remote jobs
• Has the number of available remote jobs peaked?
• Services and activities at Billion Minds

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🎒 Resources:

• https://billionminds.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-slater/
• https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280
• https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/162656941X
• https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108
• https://amzn.to/3j6NVet
• https://www.amazon.com/AM-Club-Morning-Elevate-Life/dp/1443456624
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/has-remote-work-peaked-get-hired-by-linkedin-news/
• https://tulsaremote.com/