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Lifestyle Business Weekly Episode 4: Nomad List and the Facebook Productivity Tax

In today’s episode: the best places to live and work around the world, building and working on remote teams and two viewer questions about social media.

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I'm Corbett Barr, founder of Fizzle and Palapa and co-host of The Fizzle Show. This is where I write about building businesses, living the good life, and doing work that matters. More about me »

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