Come on, let’s face it, working from home can get pretty boring and monotonous at times. Of course, working anywhere other than a cubicle is Heaven, but even the confines of our own homes, dorm rooms, and garages can sometimes resemble a cubicle – without the boss breathing over your back, of course.
I think that it’s good for young entrepreneurs to get out of their normal working environments, pack up the laptop, and spend a day or two working somewhere new for the day.
When I found myself going a bit insane from sleeping and working in the same room – my NYC apartment – for months, I would pack up my computer, head on over to a local Starbucks, order some good green tea, and start working on a coffee table.
You should try it. You’d be surprised how refreshing it can feel when you change up your work environment every once in a while. Your mind will be allowed to start thinking in new ways when you start switching things up.
Heck, it doesn’t even have to be a coffee shop — at the very least, go to a different room and do your work there. Step out of your office, lie down on a couch somewhere, and get to work.
It’s fun to switch up your working environment. It keeps things fresh, spontaneous, and alive. And if you want to do something radical, why not get a shared office.
In this article, Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle , you’ll see that entrepreneurs are actually paying small amounts of money ($170 per month) to share office space, computer access, and even private conference rooms with other entrepreneurs.
I’d be interested to hear about other young entrepreneurs working environments. I recently met a few young entrepreneurs who are all running their startup and living in a house in Long Island, NY. Also, we all know of young entrepreneurs running their startups out of their dorm rooms.
What about you – where are you running your startup? Do you ever switch things up? Do you live with your partners, or do you all meet everyday to run the company?
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a variable environment and personality is essential for the entrepreneur.
sameness can drive anyone to become a stale bird
David,
Awesome article. I’ve been working nonstop on MyBodyTutor.com. Although, I love every second of it and love every second of what I’m doing, the only time I see other human beings (it feels like) is at the gym.
I’m going to try that. It would be amazing if us MP entrepreneurs located near NYC could get a shared workspace.
I actually keep CNBC on all day to keep up with the business world but also hearing other people work and talk about work, business, etc., keeps me going as well.
I must say working from my apartment does get very lonely though!
-Adam
I’m fortunate to have an actual office to call home M-F and it really does make a difference. Home and Office both have their place though. Sometimes going to the office can be just as distracting because your co-workers or office-mates really drag you down from time to time.
The one thing that ALWAYS kills me at work is the boring colors of my office and un-exciting furnishings. Spend some time (and money) making your work environment creatively accomodating, it’ll be worth every penny.
Yes, definitely love to get out of my apt, and cafes are my favorite office space. In addition to the change of scenery, I like having other people milling around, lending to an atmosphere of activity. Libraries are too quiet.
Thanks for the awesome comments, everyone! I’m glad that you guys agree that switching up the work environment is essential! Yeah, good point Eric, I think that my workplace could use some more color!
Great article, Dave. I think it also boost creativity too when you’re working outside your normal working environment. Work starts to get less and less monotonous, and because some sort of pseudo-adventure of some sort — if you can call it that — trying to find your next destination. Pretty sweet.
Thanks, Andrew. I agree, I think that changing things up actually tricks your mind and forces it to think more creatively — to adapt to new settings.