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Don't you have some co-working space around you? Usually you can rent a shared desk for a very little fee (something like 300$ month)
$300 per month strikes me as being quite steep for a shared desk.
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To add to this: if your library is a part of a system (as most are in the US), you could go a little farther to another one to get a change of scenery. Sometimes working in just another room from your usual work space will improve your clarity of thought immensely.
What do you do for monitors? I need 4 screens.
Anyone rent dedicated office space? By that I mean 4 walls and a door that you can close. I was thinking that if I ever get back into full-time remote work I might try to find something like 100 sq. feet to rent.
If you can find coffee shops that are inside business parks or college campuses, those too usually have great internet and plenty of outlets. Employees at those kinds of locations are also unlikely to bat an eye at you camping out for half the day while you work.
But yeah, for me its a circuit of home, coffee shops, and libraries.
If you're working full time, or have a long-term contract, I'd recommend at least trying a co-working space. It seems silly to pay 300 bucks for a desk, but it can be nice if you 're working steadily and can afford it.
Its not too bad when the kids are at school, but my biggest challenge is to convince my wife that 'I'm working'
I keep telling her 'No, I cannot watch the baby or run errands' because I need to focus on what I'm doing. She tells me she understands ,but after a few days it starts again.
I've done Coffee shops and libraries and I like working in that setting, my two main concerns are
- Meeting/Phone calls ( I dont want to disturb others)
- Physical Security ( too much of a hassle to take my laptop with me to the bathroom, and no proper anchor point)
If I don't have any more meetings for the day, I will just go and work from the Library/Coffee shop.
I've seen other guys working from coffee shops, that somehow take phone calls and attend meetings ,and I can barely hear them. If I ever master that skill "speaking quietly, yet clearly without actually whispering" it would make a big difference in my life.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
To add to this: if your library is a part of a system (as most are in the US), you could go a little farther to another one to get a change of scenery. Sometimes working in just another room from your usual work space will improve your clarity of thought immensely.
What do you do for monitors? I need 4 screens.