health 7+1 Ways to Unwind After Work A relaxing evening is essential for stress management and a healthy lifestyle. Here are 7 + 1 practical tips to help you relax after work.
health How to Avoid Burning Out With One Mindset Switch Too much stress puts you at risk of burning out, a serious problem that can affect anyone. Think of yourself as more than your work to prevent burning out.
podcasts What Podcasts Do Developers Listen To? There are so many podcasts nowadays that it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here are some of the most popular podcasts that X-Team devs listen to.
health How to Fight Loneliness With a Remote Workforce As a remote developer, it's easy to be lonely, because you can't make friends with colleagues you never meet. Here's how X-Team combats loneliness.
music What Music Do Developers Listen To? There's nothing like a touch of background music to get you to focus. If you're a remote developer, here are a few suggestions of good music to listen to.
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.
