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I can't understand the appeal working in coffee shops has to some freelancers. I can see how an hour, maybe two could break up the day but when you have free coffee and excellent wifi you're already paying for at home why would you pay to work in a crowded, noisy public space?
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> That's easily fixed at home by buying an external monitor and keyboard/mouse (not a big expense, especially when you're no longer paying for transportation and coffee). Sure, but the take away is, a lot of people just don't care, so the cafe is not that different for them. > There are much better technical solutions for this than using horrible wifi. There are lots of software options out there for blocking distrac…
> Sure, but the take away is, a lot of people just don't care, so the cafe is not that different for them. The same way people don't care about their diets, but it ends up causing them a lot of (actual) pain down the road. If you don't pay attention to ergonomics, you're going to suffer, that's for sure. > But then you can disable the software itself. You can also get up and leave the coffee shop. > Well, doesn't hap…
Has more friction. And why would you leave the coffee shop? These people LIKE to work in those.
>...or you could just go home and save yourself the trouble.
If you're the kind of person who is productive and/or enjoys being at home all day, yes.