teams How to Surf the Unstoppable Trend of Remote Work Future-proof your organization by thinking about a remote work policy that will create a thriving internal community. Here are three tips to get you going.
productivity How to Regain Focus in the 21st Century Being able to focus is an increasingly valuable skill. After all, we live in the Age of Distraction. But how can we become more focused and productive individuals?
health Sleep is a Superpower In today's world, it's hard to switch off. As a developer, it's vital not to neglect the most important factor for good health and a happy life: sleep.
journaling Why It's Important to Keep a Slack Journal Meaningful change is a process. It never happens suddenly, although it might appear so to outsiders. That's why everyone at X-Team journals.
communication Efficient Team Communication How often have you tried to express an idea within a team and failed? The answer, surprisingly, might be related to the way you express yourself and not necessarily to the point you want other people to see.
health Maintaining a Healthy Back and Spine We ran a 1-week workshop in our Yoga Club and #yoga Slack channel. A new yoga position was presented each day along with some tips to foster a healthy back, spine, and all levels of the body.
travel Group Travel How-To: Bill Splitting X-Teamers travel a lot in groups. Here's the system we use for simple & effective bill splitting to keep the money flowing and friendships strong.
teams How We Upgraded Our Communication Throughout October 2017, we ran the first season of Productivity Quest — our Slack-based series of challenges tailored to improve the way we work. It turned out to be a huge success and kept the community wanting more. This year, we decided to take a different spin.
health Remote Meditation Group Challenge Bringing the benefits of group meditation to the remote environment, this article shows how we started our year focusing on mental health and positive work-life balance through a month long meditation challenge.
teams How a CTO Can Boost Off+Onsite Team Collaboration If you've recently hired remote developers to augment your onsite team but are struggling with their integration, we give you the six key habits that will eliminate that problem once and for all.
productivity How to Create a Developer Screencast with Screenflow for Mac There are many ways to screencast content, but when it comes to developer material, some ways make more sense than others. In this video, we take a look at the paid, yet affordable, software for Mac called ScreenFlow and how it can be used to record great developer content.
inspiration Capitalize: How I Overcame Remote Working's Greatest Challenge Something strange happens when you can work from anywhere. It gives you the ultimate gift -- true freedom, freedom to plan out your day, to live anywhere in the world, to go anywhere at any time, to go to the gym finally, to achieve the goals you've put off for so long.
inspiration Remote Working: A Way of Cultural Enrichment That seems to be the first line every young developer tries to do, but it has many other meanings for a remote developer. We meet people from all over the world — clients, colleagues, providers — and that gives us the opportunity to share thoughts, experiences, ways of thinking and more.
inspiration How to Hack Your Motivation Motivation sucks... well... kind of. Motivation is an abstract idea of highly condensed energy that can quickly move you forward with your goals. However, you cannot rely on it forever.
productivity How to Win Back Your Productivity After a Vacation When you come back to your daily routine with a fresh perspective, you will start to notice that you have ideas on how to approach stuff differently. Maybe an idea on how to be more productive passes through your thoughts. Remember to capture those ideas in a neat to-do list.
