What I don’t like about working at a remote job
I&#x27;ve been working remotely on and off for 20 years, and consistently for the last 10 years.<p>A few suggestions:<p>- Choose to not make every day the same. You&#x27;re free! Once or twice a week, take a train or bus to a different place for the day, somewhere with good cell signal. Work from a national park, or a beach, a café, pub, museum, library, take a river cruise... whatever. There&#x27;s nowhere in the world that has nothing to offer. Just get into the habit of picking somewhere different than home and going there to work for a day. In your breaks and before&#x2F;after working, explore, relax... Just enjoy yourself somehow.<p>- Be deliberate about arranging calls with coworkers, friends, family. Just hang out on a call. Go for a walk while you take these calls, or do something other than sit in a chair.<p>- If you don&#x27;t already have hobbies, you want to discover some that you enjoy. Do something that creates nice memories with your spare time, and that isn&#x27;t the same as your work, or just relaxing. Once you&#x27;ve got one or more hobbies, if you&#x27;re missing social interaction, find a (local&#x2F;regional&#x2F;national&#x2F;International) group, meet up, society or some other form of community. Join it and participate. In person, online, maybe travel to go to events related to it. You&#x27;ll quickly find your people this way. There are friends and partners out there for everyone.<p>- if you&#x27;re not happy with where you live... move! It might not seem possible, but it is. Whatever the hurdles, you <i>can</i> get over them. Remote work is freedom to choose your environment. Choose it.