Why you shouldn’t work at your regular office space
I am a kind of person who supports the notion of ‘Work from anywhere’. Today, the only thing you need to work is your laptop and the Internet. So, what’s the need of sticking to one place. There are numerous tools available on the internet that facilitate working remotely.
But why should we do it?
There are many reasons that support this lifestyle. I’ll list the ones what I think are most important:
Ambience.
I am writing this post from Deli 9 Bistro, Hyderabad.
A good music playlist in background, a perfect couch and a delicious smoothie, I think these three things are enough for anyone to work happily and productively. You obviously can’t even compare the ambience of your office desk with this. Would you prefer working at the following places instead of your office ? ☺
No Routine !
Another very important factor is that you would no longer be following a particular routine. You yourself won’t know to which place you are going, to work on a day. A surprise to even yourself. I think that’s a lot better than the regular fixed time and fixed location schedule.
We always like to start new and fresh. Most of you would have noticed that whenever we start a new project, we are always the most energetic at the beginning. Whatever you are doing in life, no matter how interesting it is, it becomes boring if you are doing it the same way for a long time. According to me, human nature is like that. That’s the reason we are so energetic when we wake up.
I think the following picture conveys what I am trying to say.
On the other hand, we all like surprises and working like this can be a surprise for you everyday.
One day, you’ll be working on a hammock in a small hut in one of the corners of the city. On the other day, you would be working on a rooftop restaurant that gives you a fabulous view of the city. Maybe on a swing between two trees with a lakeside view on some day OR at a beach shack on other day while you witness the sunset over sea. There is so much new !
FOOD:
The next reason is food. You get to try different food everyday. At least for me, that’s more than enough reason to follow this lifestyle. Once you start this, you’ll get to know what all delicacies you were missing in your city. It’s a great way to explore new food in the area.
New place, new people.
One more reason is that you meet a lot of new people everyday. This depends totally on you how you take it. If you are the kind of person who can easily intiate a conversation, you may end up making many new friends. And if you are in an area, where people follow this lifestyle, you can make a good number of new connections that may also help you with your work. Here in Hyderabad, WFA (work from anywhere) culture is yet to come and therefore, I don’t see many people with their laptops.
Apart from all this, one thing that you need to take care of if you are doing this, is security of your device. You would be working on public wifi all the time so you need to properly secure your device to avoid any phishing attempts.
It can be easily done with some softwares that I would be sharing in a different post.
I have prepared a list of cafes in Hyderabad where you can carry your laptops. Do have a look !
Hope to see you in a cafe next time ☺
You shouldn’t take the boundaries defined by the community so seriously. They are just for followers.
Cheers !
