Future of Work
WeWork Did What?!
At least someone is bullish about offices. But it's not a landlord, tenant, or real estate investor; It's a software company.
![WeWork Did What?!](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2024/05/WeWork-Yardi.jpg)
You're Already Remote
The best companies pretend to hire locally to fool everyone else.
![You're Already Remote](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2024/01/DALL-E-2024-01-24-11.52.58---A-photograph-style-image-of-an-office-space-from-the-1980s--featuring-transparent-figures-that-look-like-office-workers--not-scary-ghosts.-The-office-.png)
Don’t Sleep With Your Boss.
Yes, old work is done better in person. But new work will ultimately produce the greatest value.
![Don’t Sleep With Your Boss.](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2024/01/DALL-E-2024-01-16-09.39.28---A-1600_900-photo-of-an-empty-office-with-cubicles.-The-office-is-modern-and-spacious--filled-with-rows-of-cubicles.-On-one-of-the-cubicle-partitions--.png)
Who Needs An Office Anyway?
I wanted to share with you a video of a talk and Q&A session I gave in San Diego a few weeks ago. It summarizes my thoughts about the future of work, but also some broader ideas about the nature of our economy and where everything is headed.
![Who Needs An Office Anyway?](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-11.42.41-AM.png)
The Irony of Automation
A.I. might "liberate" most humans to do jobs that are less meaningful and entail limited agency. It'll be more fun than it sounds.
![The Irony of Automation](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/09/The-Irony-of-Automation.jpg)
NVIDIA: The Distributed Rocketship
The world's most innovative hardware is developed "from home."
![NVIDIA: The Distributed Rocketship](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/09/drorism_multiple_rocketships_launching_off_the_earth_beautiful__30cb317b-cff2-430b-98fd-ee0d95d3f6c1.png)
Universal Basic Leisure
It makes economic sense to let people do whatever they want.
![Universal Basic Leisure](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/08/drorism_leisure_a31c948a-1e78-4993-8647-be276821c444.png)
The Weird Future of Work
I asked ChatGPT to go into my head and figure out what happens next.
![The Weird Future of Work](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/08/drorism_cartoon_robot_metallic_happy_25b782d8-ac40-4ba9-9804-a23bb4dcdf7a.png)
Remote Is Not Enough
The next productivity boom will not come from robots doing more; it will come from humans doing less.
![Remote Is Not Enough](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/07/Tokyo----1.jpeg)
The Winners and Losers of Distributed Work (Part 2)
📒 Want to read all of the book's sections in order? Click here. The Winners and Losers of Distributed Work (Part 2) The Winners and Losers of Distributed Work (Part 2)0:00/3:051× The original elephant chart reflected a world of globalized trade in goods — a world
![The Winners and Losers of Distributed Work (Part 2)](/content/images/size/w1460/format/webp/2023/08/Remote-Elephant-Curve-2.png)