Comparison

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Onsite Work
What is best done onsite:
Brainstorming
Bumping into each othe rfor casual quick conversations
Rubbing shoulders
Easier to spark ideas
Meetings
Quick clarification
What is best not done onsite:
Sometimes focus
Taking a break
Helps with:
Focus
Sometimes it helps to be around other poeple to work
Especialy if you need the motivation and focus of others
Benefits of working onsite:
Socializing
Brainstorming
Easier to ask questions
Easier to achieve breadth and depth
Learning good habits from other people
Peer pressure from other people
Problems with working onsite:
Have to share a location and schedule with other people
Peer pressure from other people
Can be intense
Need to defuse once in a while
Remote Work
What is best done remotely:
Research
Exploration
What is best not done remotely:
Brainstorming
Meetings
What can be done remotely:
Quick clarification
Research
Execution
What can not be done remotely:
Brainstorming
Meeting
Requires:
Independence
Self Driven
Self accountable
Good habits
Benefits of working remotely:
Work whenever or wherever I want
Time/schedule
Location
Isolation
No peer pressure from other people
Problems with working remotely:
Socializing
Isolation
I can't carry the equipment that I work best on
Can only achieve either breadth or depth
Harder to learn from others
Slave to your bad habits
No peer pressure from other people
What questions can be asked remotely:
Quick yes/no answers.
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