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by ospzfmbbzr
1453 days ago
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I don't think I'm missing the point... it's just that those seem like excuses and self-employed or self-directed workers are only making these excuses to themselves (as they fail). > This is coming from the narrow view that people who struggle remotely only do so because they are inexperienced. I know people who struggled because they lived in a small NYC apartment where their desk was 2 feet from their bed, and the lack of movement or change of environment was killer mentally. I know people who struggled because they are highly extroverted and not seeing people IRL led to crushing mental health issues. I know people who did not live up to their IRL potential because they thrive on watercooler chats for creativity. I know people who just felt disconnected remotely and didn't feel the purpose and connection to the team/company in person. I dealt with every one of these in varying degrees at one point or another. I still miss watercooler talk with interesting people but you can't have everything. If YOUR environment isn't conducive to getting work done -- fix it! - Inside too much? Get a dog or a hobby outside. (work is not a life)
- Miss people? get a hobby where you meet people (work is not a life)
- etc.. Who's responsibility is it to fix? YOURS (unless you want to fail but I guess at least you can blame someone else?) Now it's not easy to do these things... but nothing worthwhile is easy. |
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You listed a bunch of ways one can do this. I'll list one more: going to work in-person!
I think we're in agreement here: environment plays a huge role in productivity and one should make changes if an environment is not conducive to productivity. I posit that changing your working model to one that suits you is just as valid a change as getting a dog or hobby.
Importantly, I don't mean to say that in-person is better than remote. Just saying that people have different preferences, and the fact that not all people excel in all environments doesn't make them inferior. You just need to have one environment that works well.