Dear members—
On Thursday we held our first Quartz at Work (from home) event, live for more than 1,400 people. If you missed it, members can watch the recording here.
Here are two of the top tips on working from home from the workshop:
Mimic your office culture as much as possible. Schedule digital lunches or happy hours on Slack or Zoom, create “fun” Slack channels based on shared interests to create a sense of community and foster cultural moments without seeing each other.
Bring more movement, nutrition, and mindfulness to your work station. Drink a lot of water, work from a comfortable place, move around your home, take meetings (and give confident presentations) standing up, pay attention to what you’re eating (and incorporate produce when you can), wake up at the same time you usually do and spend your “commuting hours” doing something that enriches your life.
MINDFUL MONEY
The internet grants people access to more financial tools and experts than ever before. But it’s hard to know which voices to listen to. Check out our new Mindful Money series, exclusively for Quartz members, to get a better handle on your own finances during this turbulent time.
- The 20-year old book that makes everyone want to quit their jobs
- A robo-adviser can simplify investing for novices and know-it-alls
- The one number that determines if you can retire today
- An anonymous blogger wants to solve your biggest money mysteries
- Reddit has become the gospel of personal finance
THE FUTURE OF EDTECH
Remote learning is having a moment, as more and more schools around the world close because of Covid-19. In this week’s presentation for members, Quartz’s Dasia Moore explains the rise of edtech, including how it differs in its two largest markets: the US and China.
You can view and download all our presentations, which we produce exclusively for members, here. You’re free to reformat and reuse them as you wish.
EXPLOITING LONELINESS
“India’s dating market is flooded with apps like L’amour, where users must pay at every step and still never wind up with a date.” If you haven’t read this investigation from Quartz India into how Chinese dating apps are exploiting the loneliness of India’s men, I hope you will. I can’t do it justice in this email, but it’s well worth your time.
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Best wishes for a safe and restful weekend,
Walter Frick
Membership editor, Quartz