Quiet! I love working from home because it’s quiet. Oddly enough, though, the hum and loudness of a cafe are also helpful because it’s so loud that I can tune it all out.
It’s the middle bit— idle chatter from people beside you—that really distracts me.
The other thing is that working from home gives me access to my kitchen, which means that I can keep my food costs down and make whatever cool things I want.
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Since I work remotely, based in Rio de Janeiro much of the year, air conditioning helps my productivity significantly.
If we were meant to stay in one place, we would have roots instead of feet. - Rachel Wolchin, entrepreneur
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So I don’t have a dedicated space in my room where I call “my workspace.” Of course, there’s a table and chair, but I work anywhere in my room.
Thing is, I started remote working without knowing anything about the field and didn’t even know that what I was doing was called remote work. Thus, from the get-go, I have always been my own motivation.
Once I wake up and realize I have something to do, I go get it. Of course, there are tough days, but generally, my room reminds me of what I have to do every single day.
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It’s a combination of the right lighting, room temperature, and limited distractions— a great setup for writing. But when I’m not working on an article, it can get too quiet, and I need to be around people to feed off the energy around.
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It totally depends on my workstate at the time (see my conference paper on digital nomad workstates for more info). I've worked in so many different workspaces around the world, but the ones that always stand out in a positive way, are the ones that really understand the needs of their clients.
Generally, for me, this means:
I also tend to gravitate towards workspaces that demonstrate they care about sustainability.
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I love coffee shops as much as I love working from co-working spaces. If I don’t have a lot of conference calls (I almost exclusively take calls instead of in-person meetings if I can avoid), I like to sit, work and change scenery to different coffeeshops.
In my opinion, being around a crowd creates more inspiration and, weirdly, more focus.
I stay in my co-working space desks longer hours if I’m working on hands-on engineering or design work with my teammates.
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My home workspace is usually my desk (which is in my bedroom), but I think it's the simple things that help me stay productive: having my water bottle at all times (hydration is super underappreciated), two coffees per day, a clear desk to work on, and a window above my laptop with natural light pouring into the room all day.
Looking up from my laptop to see grass and trees doesn't sound like much, but it's a mood-booster for me.
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Limiting distractions. Don’t work remotely from your bed or couch because you’ll want to watch TV or just take a nap. I like to keep my WFH space similar to my desk at work because it puts me in the mindset of needing to work.
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My workspace needs to be clear, and it needs to be quiet.
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