At my last remote job we had stand-up twice a week. It was a small team and we rarely had a reason to care what anyone else was working on. We didn't need stand

At my last remote job we had stand-up twice a week. It was a small team and we rarely had a reason to care what anyone else was working on. We didn't need stand-up at all. At my current remote job we have DSU, but the format is simplified. Nobody has to say what they're working on because that's info you can lookup yourself on the JIRA board. The team lead/PM shares any important company info if applicable (usually 2 minutes long) then anyone that has blocking issues is free to speak up if they need help. That's it. Sometimes we go over by 15 minutes or so if someone raises something complex. As the author pointed out this can lead to people not listening, but for me personally that is a good thing. It gives me time to catch up on daily news or disengage from my work for a little bit. It's even better that my DSU starts first thing in the morning, so I get to use that time to let my brain slowly warm-up and get ready for real productive work.