Block your breaks, find remote work, stop performing
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🌱 HEALTHY
Take a Deload Week From Work
As remote workers we often don't follow normal holiday schedules. If it's a national holiday somewhere and there's nothing specific I want to join, I'll still work. Even just for a bit.
That's the beauty of this lifestyle. It can bring flexibility to work when you want.
But it's also the trap.
Without built-in breaks like everyone else gets, burnout sneaks up on you. You don't realize you've been going hard for months straight until you're already fried.
The problem isn't that you don't know you need breaks. It's that you're relying on yourself to remember to take them or to "take a break when you need it."
By the time you feel like you need it, you're already behind.
I started blocking off one long weekend at the end of every month. Last Friday through Monday of each month is off.
Doesn't always pan out, but having it already in my calendar makes it way more likely I'll actually stick to it.
The key is planning whatever time you set for yourself and putting it in your calendar now. Not hoping you'll remember later. Not waiting until you feel burnt out.
Takeaway: Block off your next break right now. Pick whatever cadence works for you - one long weekend per month, one full week per quarter, whatever. Put it in your calendar before anything else gets scheduled around it.
🪙 WEALTHY
Remote Jobs You Haven’t Thought Of
If you're looking to start working online, here are three jobs companies are actively hiring for right now.
AI Trainer
This job didn't exist two years ago. Now companies like xAI, DataAnnotation, and RWS are hiring thousands of people to train AI models.
Your job is simple: review AI responses, compare answers, label data, or fact-check chatbot conversations. You're teaching AI to be better by giving it human feedback.
Pay ranges from $20-65 per hour depending on the task. Most companies provide training and you can work completely flexible hours.
Requirements? Basic computer skills, attention to detail, and fluency in English. That's it.
The work is project-based, so you control when and how much you work. Perfect for testing remote work before quitting your day job.
Sales Development Representative
SDR roles exploded in 2025 as more companies shifted to remote sales teams.
You're not closing deals. You're finding potential customers, reaching out via email or LinkedIn, qualifying leads, and booking meetings for the sales team.
Most companies pay $40k-50k base plus commission and provide full training. They care more about your communication skills and work ethic than your resume.
If you can write a decent email, stay organized, and handle rejection without taking it personally, you can do this job.
The best part? SDR experience opens doors to higher-paying sales roles, account management, or business development down the line.
Virtual Assistant
VA work has evolved way past just scheduling meetings and answering emails.
Remote business owners need help with everything from inbox management to client onboarding to research projects. The scope depends on what skills you bring and what they need.
Pay runs $15-30 per hour. Start general, then specialize in something like podcast production, content management, or operations as you figure out what you're good at.
All you need is organizational skills, decent communication, and basic computer literacy. Most clients will train you on their specific tools and processes.
Takeaway: Pick one of these three and apply to five positions this week. AI training is the easiest entry point if you want flexibility. SDR roles are best if you want career progression. VA work gives you the most variety.
📚 AND WISE
Living vs. Showing
"Our desire to show others our lives is greater than our desire to live them."
Think about how often you're experiencing something amazing and your first instinct is to pull out your phone and document it for social media. Not because you want to remember it. Because you want others to see it.
The nomad lifestyle makes this worse. Beautiful places, bucket list destinations, beach workdays…it's easy content. Somewhere along the way, the experience becomes secondary to the post.
You're not fully present because you're already thinking about the caption or whether this will get engagement.
We chose this lifestyle for freedom and experience, then spend half of it performing for an audience.
Takeaway: Next time you're somewhere worth experiencing, be present. You can document it for memories, but it’s okay to keep some things for yourself.