I’m deep in planning for 2026 this week. 🚀

In the next year, I have high hopes for growing Remote Squad into a thriving community – with a Slack group, events and more. 🎉 I’m also in the early stages of ideating a mindfulness app. And I have a book that’s around 70% complete.

Suffice to say, I have a lot of ideas and projects in the making and that means productivity is front-of-mind. 🧠

When I left the 9-to-5, I noticed how much more productive I could be without the office distractions.

Working remotely means I can tune out all the noise, decide which task I'm going to tackle, and work deeply on it for hours at a time. 🤓

The result? Increased focus, greater depth on tasks, and a significantly faster workflow. 📈

That's why the theme of this week's newsletter is all around productivity - how remote workers can harness it and excel beyond inherently distracting offices.

Read on for more!

The world is obsessed with productivity. And productivity tools are swamping us.

It’s been said that mid-size enterprises now use 40-60 productivity tools. Imagine the onboarding time and task switching between the tools that are supposed to make us more efficient.

No wonder so many of us find being in the office so distracting. 🫠

Productivity is actually super simple ⭐

You don’t need tools for it.

You don’t need complicated formulas.

You don’t need to learn physics or start working from a cabin in the woods (unless that’s something you want to do).

The office will tell you you need to be on live chat with your team. That you need to hop on to the next collaboration tool. That you must join this 40-minute meeting just when you’re getting into the meat of your tasks. You don’t. And every notification will only slow you down.

Here's the truth 🔥

Don’t get me wrong. There are useful productivity tools.

I use Trello to track all client work.

I use Google Docs so I can collaborate on content quickly.

But that’s not what makes me productive.

I’m highly-productive because I do one simple thing:

I focus on one task at a time 🤩

This is all you need to know about productivity.

Apply all the methods you like. Read all the books you like. Start a Youtube channel about productivity if you must. But if you can’t do this, you’ll never be productive.

When I’m writing an article, I’m writing an article.

I’m not checking my emails. I’m not chatting with the person next to me in the cafe. I’m not checking my phone for messages. I’m logged out of Slack. I’m not on Trello or any other software. I’m right here writing.

Sure, time blocking is effective. Doing fewer tasks is helpful. Setting shorter deadlines is highly useful.

But there’s really only one thing that makes you more productive.

The way to get everything done is to get one thing done.

After developing her tech/SaaS tool for a year, Mona soft launched in May 2025, and in June 2025, alongside her husband – who’s founded his own agency, she started traveling full-time.

Mona is now the bootstrapped founder of Bearconnect.io - the first AI-powered LinkedIn automation tool that lets you write and schedule posts, as well as send connection requests and messages. It helps freelancers, founders, and sales teams build a personal brand on LinkedIn and grow their networks on auto-pilot.

“Remote work gives me the freedom to explore new places while building my business. It allows me to manage my own schedule, and embrace a lifestyle that combines work, travel, and personal growth.”

Currently, Mona is traveling through Vietnam while running Bearconnect remotely. 🎉🌴

Have suggestions? Or want to feature as a success story? Feel free to email me: [email protected]

Until next time,
Chloe 👋