Walked into a co-working space in Denver last month and realized my whole career setup was backwards

I stopped by this place called The Summit on Blake Street to meet a client who works there. The first thing I noticed was people actually talking to each other, not just staring at screens. I work out of my home shop office 6 days a week and I get maybe 2 human conversations a day. Those people were swapping tips on tools and software right at the coffee counter. It made me wonder if I should grab a hot desk there a couple times a week just to network. Has anyone else switched from full remote to a co-working setup and seen their workload actually change?

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sarah_mason19d ago

Wait, hold on. You really walked into a co-working space last month and just now realized your whole setup was backwards? That feels like a light bulb moment that took way longer than it should have. I get it though, because my buddy did the same thing a few years ago. He was working from his basement for 18 months straight, then popped into a WeWork for a day and said it felt like he'd been in a coma. The whole "people talking at coffee counters" thing got him too, said it was like seeing a secret language he'd forgotten.

davis.ruby19d ago

wait wait wait @sarah_mason did your boy seriously not notice for 18 whole months? like how do you not feel the difference between a dark basement and a place with windows and other humans breathing near you. that's wild honestly. i feel like after a week of being alone you'd at least get a little twitchy but a year and a half is next level isolation. props to him for surviving that long tbh.

the_stella19d ago

Haha that post hits close to home. Same thing happened to me about two years ago, wandered into a co-working spot in Denver and felt like I'd been living under a rock. Having folks around to bounce ideas off or just grumble about a tough job makes the day go faster and you get more done. Nothing fancy, just real humans nearby matters more than you'd think.