[keiferski]

In my opinion, a better option (if you can afford it) is:

- Start your day at the same coffee shop, every morning. Get to know the people working there and the other regulars. Don't even try to get work done. Just hang out and talk to people for 30 minutes.

- Go to your own private office. Shut the door, have no distractions.

- Meet with friends or clients over lunch or afternoon coffee. Go to evening meet-ups if you feel like it.

This method maximizes both the ability to focus and social benefits, while co-working does a mediocre job of both.

[sigi45]

What type of social setup is a coffee shop? I mean whut? That feels super superficial.

[keiferski]

I've met some lifelong friends by going to the same cafe every morning. Both people working there and other customers.

[gumby]

I met my wife at a coffee shop. In fact someone I met at the coffee shop introduced us. Married 25 years. Doesn't seem superficial to me.

[yitchelle]

So where do you go to socialise with other folks, if not to a place where a lot of folks actually do their socialising?

[sigi45]

With people i know? To a cafe.

With people i don't know? I really don't know. Perhaps a pub. Or a club (like sports club). Or political party groups.