Skyping My Team at Midnight in a Tropical Beach Resort: How Work Has Changed For Me

I said: "Is the wifi turned off at night?" With very typical Filipino hospitality, he said: "Yes, but no problem, sir. We can turn it on." He then switched on the hall light, as well as the computer and modem behind the cashier's desk. Then he pulled out his phone to check Facebook. I thanked him, connected to Skype, and said hello to my teammates in Mountain View, California and St. Petersburg, Russia and began talking about work, with the waves serving as a lovely background.

How to Keep Your Blog from Crashing and Burning

We've all gone through it: that sinking feeling just before the blog you once loved with a passion loses altitude and crashes headfirst into the ground, devoid of all momentum, inspiration, and velocity. It's that moment when you realize you don't have the energy, the ideas or even the motivation to continue the blog. Which only means it's about to sputter and crash to its inevitable death. But there are two ways to keep this from happening.