Let's talk about this popular Hacker News comment from last week.
This is coming from the perspective of someone who has used working remotely to hold multiple jobs at the same time for 3+ years ⬇️
First, let me start by saying there's a lot of exaggeration going on here.
Only 2-3 hours of total effort to land a new job?
Not buying it.
Holding 10 jobs at the same time?
Definitely not buying that.
However, working remotely does give you the option to juggle multiple positions if you want.
Personally, I'm the:
• Head of Product & Operations for a software consulting company
• Elected official for my district
• Founder of a remote work company
Despite juggling a Head of Product role while also running my own company on the side, I only spend about 5% of my workweek in meetings.
But it wasn't always this way. Here's how to stop wasting time in endless meetings ⬇️
Early on, I spent 80% of my workweek in meetings.
I defaulted to synchronous mode which left me in a constant reactive state. At the end of the day, I was always exhausted yet didn't feel like I had made any progress.
Both my work and mental health were suffering.
The primary goal of my role is to make informed decisions.
I can't succeed at this if I'm constantly interrupted leaving no room for deep work.
So I switched to a new approach that allows me to get more done, have a happier team, and feel much better.