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by zapperdapper 3086 days ago
Many years of remote work under my belt.

There are two big advantages:

1) You don't have to commute (unless you want to - you can work at a co-working space)

2) You can travel around and still have a salary. I've worked from places like an apartment in Bangkok, a beach hut on an island in Malaysia, as well as a cottage in the heart of the English countryside.

But that's about it. It's still work. You still put in your eight hours plus a day. You still have to put up with shit. You still have to work on those things you'd rather not.

If you don't really enjoy the work, then remote working won't make up for that.

I would say give it a go though - it's the sort of thing that you need to try to see how it works out for you.