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How WordPress and Working Remotely Helped Me Se...

Kat Christofer
September 02, 2017

How WordPress and Working Remotely Helped Me See the World

Personal story on how working with WordPress gave me the opportunity to work remotely and be 24/7/365 nomadic, plus pros and cons, travel tips and how to stay productive, based on 2+ years experience in 25 countries.

Talk given at WordCamp Varna in Bulgaria https://2017.varna.wordcamp.org/speaker/kat-christofer/
Watch the video on WordPress.tv https://wordpress.tv/2017/09/30/kat-christopher-how-wordpress-and-working-remotely-helped-me-see-the-world/

Kat Christofer

September 02, 2017
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  1. TEXT AGENDA ‣ BIO ‣ HOW I GOT TO BE

    REMOTE & NOMADIC ‣ HOW I MAINTAIN PRODUCTIVITY ‣ PROS & CONS OF BEING NOMADIC ‣ INSIDER TIPS ‣ WHERE I’VE BEEN ‣ Q & A
  2. REMOTE WORK: MYTH VS. REALITY ▸ DON’T WORK/WORK CONTINUOUSLY ▸

    NO ACCOUNTABILITY ▸ LONELY ▸ COMMUNICATION ISSUES ▸ FUN ▸ WORK FROM ANYWHERE
  3. PRODUCTIVITY ▸ KNOW YOURSELF ▸ MANAGE YOURSELF ▸ SPRINTS &

    GOALS ▸ WORK-LIFE DIVISION ▸ TOOLS ▸ TALK: HOW TO MAXIMIZE WHILE WORKING REMOTELY
  4. ‣ FREEDOM ‣ BE WITH PEOPLE I LOVE ‣ GROWTH

    ‣ EXPOSURE TO WORLD ‣ EXPAND PERSPECTIVE ‣ PUSH BOUNDARIES ‣ ALREADY PACKED PROS
  5. ‣ DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS ‣ FRAGMENTED CHAPTERS ‣ DETAINED FOR

    TRUTH ‣ RESIDENCY REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS, INSURANCE, ETC. ‣ IMMIGRATION LAWS ‣ FORGET WHERE YOU ARE ‣ DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN ‣ GOODBYES CONS
  6. TEXT IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? ▸ Unknown and unexpected

    ▸ Tolerance vs. acceptance ▸ Same clothes for months or a year ▸ Challenges ▸ Stop and start ▸ Emergency ▸ Ready to test yourself and relationships ▸ Organization and details
  7. TEXT TIPS AND ADVICE ‣ FLIGHT CONNECTIONS ‣ WEATHER ‣

    ADVANCE BOOKINGS ‣ SENSIBLE BUT NOT PARANOID ‣ SMALL TALK ‣ PACK LIGHT BUT COMPLETE > SIMPLIFY ‣ KNOW YOURSELF