What about Bristol, UK? Anyone has got any recommendations?
Small St. espresso is worth a look, although I'm not sure it would be that good for working from for a long time - but it depends on what you are working on.
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#42It's a great idea. Only suggestion would be to make it easier to add cities and places and let the community report bad places, instead of what seems to be a review-first approach. I'd rather more content (and the ability to add content for my locals right away) than have to go through a "beta" phase to get the city up and running.
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#43I find my workplace distracting enough when trying to concentrate (thank god for August, most people go away for a month where I am). Do people actually find it productive to work in a coffee shop? There will be even more distractions and noise than my office.
I do.
Alone, I get distracted easily. Around people, I'm less likely to browse away from work because I don't want to be seen as a slacker.
At home or the office, I get no sense of urgency. At a coffee shop, there's all sorts of time limits: from the draining battery to the feeling that after a few hours my welcome will be overstayed. So stuff needs to get done... rapidly.
When I'm near familiar people, my mind focuses a lot on their voices. When around strangers, it doesn't care; their voices and other sounds blur together into background noise.
I guess you could say that working from coffee shops is one way I "hack" myself into being productive. So I'm not surprised to see others enjoy working there too. But probably not for the exact same reasons. People's motives and preferences vary greatly.
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#44I find my workplace distracting enough when trying to concentrate (thank god for August, most people go away for a month where I am). Do people actually find it productive to work in a coffee shop? There will be even more distractions and noise than my office.
I do indeed, its (in part) the ambient noise that makes it so productive. I've even resorted an "ambient noise" mp3 file that I occasionally play in the background when I'm not at a cafe ;)
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#45I don't think I could do work from a coffee shop. They make their money on churn and my camping out in a chair for hours kind of prevents that.
I really have to wonder how the owners feel about all the other people doing exactly the same thing.
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#46I don't think I could do work from a coffee shop. They make their money on churn and my camping out in a chair for hours kind of prevents that. I really have to wonder how the owners feel about all the other people doing exactly the same thing.
When I want to work outside the office, I prefer the public library for exactly this reason.
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#47I don't think I could do work from a coffee shop. They make their money on churn and my camping out in a chair for hours kind of prevents that. I really have to wonder how the owners feel about all the other people doing exactly the same thing.
I think that its all about managing what you buy.
My thoughts on the matter is that so long as I always have drink/food in front of me (and I'm not purposely taking my time) then I'm probably earning my keep.
I've never been at a cafe that's run out of seats, either.
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#48What about Bristol, UK? Anyone has got any recommendations?
Small St. espresso is worth a look, although I'm not sure it would be that good for working from for a long time - but it depends on what you are working on.
Thank you. The work is related to writing, so most of the time I'd only be taking up the space for my laptop, and perhaps a notebook or two to keep notes.
I'd probably need at least 4-5 solid hours, during the working days of the week. Any other place you know of, please let me know. I'm trying out a few places, but I've found nothing of significance yet.
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#49You've got to find a more representative photo of London
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#50Nice job guys. I appreciate the optionality of having a password. I was also able to successfully use your site with only my phone, which some sites have issues with.
One suggestion, although it's helpful to have Wi-Fi passwords listed, I think your team should confirm with the business before posting it. They might want to be picky about who they give it to. I feel like me asking a coffee shop person for the password is an implicit question of whether it's OK for me to hang out with the laptop for a couple hours, and also gives them the chance to tell me if it's down right now.