Robert Longley

Emotional Proximity and Remote Work In today’s hyper-connected yet emotionally distant world, remote work has transformed how we collaborate — and how we connect. While virtual offices offer flexibility, independence, and global collabo...

We all need to stay connected, no matter where we are. www.linkedin.com/pulse/emotio...

Help Your Community Remote work is great in that it gives you time to do other things. But what other things are you going to do? I write more, paint more, renovate my children's houses more, etc.

What are you doing for your community? www.linkedin.com/pulse/help-y...

Table for One - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Table for One is about trying to be normal after a loss. You've spent a large portion of your life living as two people.

Thoughts for today www.sacredpoems.com/table-for-one/

Medicine - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Medicine is about what everyone dealing with trauma is looking for. It doesn't matter if it is addiction, abuse, or loss.

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Stillness - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Stillness is about taking the time to do nothing. "Il Dolce far niente" is Italian for "the sweetness of doing nothing".

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Daycare and Other Broken Things - Going Remote First It's been a few decades since I needed to worry about daycare, but it seems to be getting more expensive, less available, and less predictable. Many

Article for the week - www.goingremotefirst.com/daycare-and-...

Wonder is a Choice - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Wonder is a Choice is about how we interact with the world. Our experiences aren't predetermined by what is actually happening

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AI Making Work Better AI and remote work go together like Chinese food and Chocolate pudding. (Thank you, Ricky Bobby).

latest article about AI and remote work. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-mak...

Beauty We Only See - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Beauty We Only See is about taking a moment to experience the world differently with our other senses.

Poem of the week - Beauty We Only See. www.sacredpoems.com/beauty-we-on...

Voices of Nature Voices of Nature - Kindle edition by Longley, Robert. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Voices of Nature.

In honor of national poetry month, one of my books is free on Kindle for the rest of the month - www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKD5ZSCH

Remote Healthcare One of the pushbacks for Universal Health care is that it costs too much. That's actually not true.

My article for the week on going remote - www.linkedin.com/pulse/remote...

Rebuilding Rural America - GovLoop Rural America has been in slow decline since the 1960s. It's time to start rebuilding rural America with a new set of pioneers.

My latest article on Govloop - www.govloop.com/community/bl...

Public Health Fallout - GovLoop Recent HHS cuts will likely significantly impact public health at the state and local levels. Here are some key areas of concern.

My latest article on Govloop - www.govloop.com/community/bl...

Fixing Government Everyone wants to fix the government, but nobody ever really succeeds. It's not that the ideas aren't right or that people aren't smart enough - but those can be problems too.

Since government is on everyone's mind. www.linkedin.com/pulse/fixing...

The BANI Framework in 2025: Navigating a Chaotic World - Going Remote First What the world needs now is - another acronym. The world is more uncertain than ever, and traditional models for understanding complexity are no longer

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State Remote Work Strategies This week, California was cruising along the highway of progress when Governor Gavin Newsom seems to have jammed the transmission into reverse for no obvious reason. He recently said, “In-person work ...

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Beauty - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem Beauty is about remembering to see beauty in the world. And at the same time learning to see the beauty in ourselves.

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Understanding the Dunbar Number "Makin' your way in the world today takes everything you've got. Takin' a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.

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Understanding Rural America Today - GovLoop Rural America is changing. Administering a small town is challenging. The old models don't work anymore. We need new approaches.

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Twinkle of an Eye - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem A Twinkle of an Eye is about reflecting on life when you know it is ending. Not all of us know how much time we have left.

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The Conservative Case for Remote Work There are currently two competing directives regarding workers in the Federal Government. On the one hand, workers are being told to return to offices.

Remote work has something for everyone regardless of your political affiliation. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conser...

Thoughts for Saturday!

Workplace Needs The Return To Office (RTO) mandates are full of comforting friendly phrases like "we do our best work when we are together" or "ensuring full use of our assets". Unfortunately, neither of these things...

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Thoughts for Saturday!

The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 - Going Remote First A reading from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, Verses 16 to 20 Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, “Bless this, O Lord,

Today's article. www.goingremotefirst.com/the-telework...

If You Can Be Anything - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem If You Can Be Anything is a reminder in a time that I think we need them. There is so much division in our world.

Remember you can be anything. www.sacredpoems.com/if-you-can-b...

Morphogenetic Fields and Community Morphogenetic fields have been proposed to explain phenomena not fully accounted for by genetic or biochemical factors alone. For instance, studies on cell differentiation, embryonic development, and ...

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The Intersection The Intersection - Kindle edition by Longley, Robert. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Intersection.

My latest science fiction book - www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS2SWGNL

hope she is doing better

See Beyond - Sacred Poems - books and art The poem See Beyond is about looking past the norms and expectations that people set for us. Sometimes these are goals for us to attain

Thoughts for Saturday! www.sacredpoems.com/see-beyond/