Working remotely, coworking spaces, and mental health
I wouldn&#x27;t consider myself an extreme introvert but I am 100% satisfied working from home (been doing it for 4.5 years now).<p>The author mentions socialization only in real life. What about online socialization? I still talk to 2 of my best friends in a chat room (used to be IRC, now we use Slack). I keep up with old friends on Facebook. I have discussions and arguments on HN and Reddit.<p>And probably most importantly, my remote company has a VOIP chat that everyone is on and we routinely have &quot;water cooler&quot; type convos, in addition to serious stuff.<p>So yeah, I think you can solve this problem without needing real life interactions. Embrace your digital life to the extreme! And, companies hiring remote workers need to support them better, with VOIP and text chat rooms that they can be in (with other employees) and feel like they&#x27;re part of the team and not just a worker.