Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career

Living The Remote Dream details my journey to make an impact in the world without being constrained by the concept of a conventional workplace. I hope this guide will enable more of us to travel the world, spend more time with our families, and be even more productive. The daily commute has become an ingrained part of modern society, largely defined by what was necessary to communicate and share ideas decades ago. In the Internet age, the globe is far smaller. Connectivity is abundant, and collaborating with colleagues sitting in different continents is no longer the challenge it once was. As the walls of communication have been shattered by e-mail, video chats and telepresence solutions, it’s time that we redirect the resources we’re spending on our 9 to 5 treks. This book provides step-by-step guidance in planning for a remote transition, tackling the topic with your boss, and working to ensure that you’re even more productive when left to define your own office. You’ll learn what’s in my arsenal of gadgetry, and which tools I lean on most to hone my focus and productivity. You’ll understand that getting away from the grind is oftentimes what is needed to find the clarity you’ve been seeking. You’ll also learn a little about me, my journey through the halcyon years of tech blogging, and what careers are best suited for remote working arrangements. Living The Remote Dream delivers practical, actionable advice on how to pivot your career into a remote one. For those who long for more freedom and flexibility — and are willing to work for it — this guide is for you.

Darren Murph holds the Guinness World Record as the planet's most prolific professional blogger. He is a Top 50 member of the Techmeme Bloggerboard, and has covered numerous trade shows around the world - including CES, IFA, CEATEC, SIGGRAPH, SID, Photokina, and CTIA. 

He has reviewed products in practically every consumer electronics category in the known universe, and has traveled to faraway lands to investigate how technology is impacting little-known corners of the globe.  

During his 7.5 year career at Engadget, he saw traffic double and the brand's reach grow tremendously. Engadget quadrupled the amount of live event coverage that it did, and became the Official Online News Source and publishers of the 'Best of CES awards' for the world's most prestigious consumer electronics trade show, CES. He also co-developed Engadget Expand, a first-of-its-kind hybrid conference that mixes breaking news and interviews with a show floor experience that's open to the public.

He's a writer, a storyteller, a project manager and a communicator. He has a deep background in both the business and analytics realm as well as the content and communications sector. He has consulted with research firms and consumer electronics companies who are eager to get a jump on what's next while fully understanding the ever-changing and ever-escalating demands of the end user.

He is a published author, penning 'iPad Secrets' and 'iPhone Secrets' through John Wiley & Sons, Inc. His work has also been featured in Popular Science, Gear Patrol, BGR, Mazda's Zoom-Zoom owner's magazine, Oprah.com, Gadling, Thrillist, ShermansTravel, and DayZipping. He has appeared on ABC, PBS, CTV and NBC television and radio programs.  TKTKHe has a B.S. in Supply Chain Management from North Carolina State University, as well as an MBA from Campbell University.