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Europe’s first digital nomad village to open in Portugal...
#Europe’s ‘first’ digital nomad village to open in #Portugal in February https://t.co/1gRLHy6hjP via @150sec
— Visit Portugal (@visitportugal) January 15, 2021
Digital #Nomads Madeira, will open its arms to welcome nomadic professionals to a place of lush greenery and rugged mountains on February 1. #digitalnomad #remotework pic.twitter.com/Tyab2GvKCf
...while remote working drives demand for short term furnished housing...
Demand for furnished short-term housing grew as young professionals left major cities during the pandemic with plans to return eventually https://t.co/nqVmI2gteE
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 18, 2021
...and Ethan shares a study comparing WFA to WFH...
This is a really timely paper that uses a natural, pre-COVID experiment to find the difference between work-from-home (employees had to still be 30 miles from the office & come in occasionally) compared to a work-from-anywhere in the US policy. WFA increased productivity by 4.4%! pic.twitter.com/K5jIMaF5Nt
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) January 16, 2021
...and finally, Marcelo states that employers should prioritize workplace flexibility.
We can't deny the negative consequences of permanent remote work - the mental toll of loneliness/isolation, the fact that not everyone wants to permanently meld their home & workplace... Employers need to prioritize workplace flexibility as we reimagine the future of work @WeWork
— MarceloClaure (@marceloclaure) January 16, 2021