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[Mental Wealth] Dear Introvert: Stop Submerging & Be Wild Above Water
Summer 2017—My new office building was right next to a homeless shelter, which wasn’t a great sign, but I was desperate. After two years of freelancing from my mom’s house, alarm bells were going off in my introvert brain, like…
MUST. HAVE. ALONE. TIME.
When the realtor met me at the front door, a guy tried to follow us in. “My friend works on the second floor…His name? Uh…”
The inside of the building had this deserted, post-apocalyptic vibe.
I imagined myself slinging code by day and fending off zombies by night. But instead of zombies, we found squatters. I turned on the light of a conference room to find someone sleeping on the table. “Sorry!”
By the end of our tour, I realized it was unrealistic to find a decent office space for $100/mo. I drove home feeling hopeless…
I don’t want coffee shops or co-working spaces or my Mom’s house. I just want alone time. And I can’t afford it.
Read the whole story on Medium.
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By Andrew FoltsSummer 2017—My new office building was right next to a homeless shelter, which wasn’t a great sign, but I was desperate. After two years of freelancing from my mom’s house, alarm bells were going off in my introvert brain, like…
MUST. HAVE. ALONE. TIME.
When the realtor met me at the front door, a guy tried to follow us in. “My friend works on the second floor…His name? Uh…”
The inside of the building had this deserted, post-apocalyptic vibe.
I imagined myself slinging code by day and fending off zombies by night. But instead of zombies, we found squatters. I turned on the light of a conference room to find someone sleeping on the table. “Sorry!”
By the end of our tour, I realized it was unrealistic to find a decent office space for $100/mo. I drove home feeling hopeless…
I don’t want coffee shops or co-working spaces or my Mom’s house. I just want alone time. And I can’t afford it.
Read the whole story on Medium.