Does anyone else find themselves choosing which cafe to work in on the basis that it doesn't have wifi? I swear, my work rate doubles in a dead spot
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I can't imagine working in a cafe, not because it's la-di-da but because it's noisy and active. How can one concentrate? If I can't work at home for some reason I seek out the university library, preferably a study room where I can shut the door. Drink-sipping I do on break, and it's in fact a good excuse to get up and stretch.
I have to choose the cafe carefully - no background music, and certainly no sung musicc, for example. Ideally it will be half empty, allowing access to an isolated table, but it's true there's always the possibility that someone will inconsiderately sit nearby and start talking. At a slightly greater distance a mild hubbub is soothing, like the ocean creeping up the strand, and sometimes less distracting than utter silence.
The trouble with working at home, of course, is that I have wi-fi. I suppose I could develop some willpower, but sheesh, I can't do everything!
I deliberately didn't install wi-fi at home. It does mean we have wires trailing around the house, but the upside is that I can unplug the laptop, take it into the sitting room and work without the distraction of the Internet. Yes, I could get up and bring the wire through and plug it in, but that involves enough effort that I can resist the temptation. Internet just a click away, however, no change!
I work in the cafe at the Botanic Garden. No wifi, and no power points either, so I have to focus in order to get work down before laptop battery runs out! It's quiet because you have to pay for entry to the gardens, and also the view is nice.
This afternoon I ended up drinking green tea at the local organic cafe. There was a Christmas hits mix in the background, but I've heard all those songs so often that they're really in the "ambient sound of ocean surf" category by now.
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The trouble with working at home, of course, is that I have wi-fi. I suppose I could develop some willpower, but sheesh, I can't do everything!
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This afternoon I ended up drinking green tea at the local organic cafe. There was a Christmas hits mix in the background, but I've heard all those songs so often that they're really in the "ambient sound of ocean surf" category by now.
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