[nickjj]

I've been working remotely for close to 20 years, but it's all been a bunch of short contracts (days to months).

I've worked with people from all over the world across many different time zones. Email, Google Hangouts / Skype, IRC and Slack are all what I use on a regular basis to communicate with clients and it works out well.

I offset working alone from my place of residence by going outside a bunch of times per day for exercise and talking with people around the neighborhood. I also try to goto local tech meetups when I can.

Overall I would say I feel happy and generally feel like I'm making the best use of my time. I don't think I would trade this life style in for anything (within reason :D).

[joncrane]

What level of urbanization is your neighborhood?

[nickjj]

Typical suburbs. Nothing like a big city, but houses and small businesses are all over the place.