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Hot take: coworking spaces are overrated for actual work
I spent 3 months in Chiang Mai jumping between the popular spots and honestly, my output tanked. Everyone talks about the networking and the energy, but I got more done in one quiet week at a boring cafe with noise-canceling headphones than I did in any of those trendy hubs. The desks are cramped, the WiFi drops at 2pm every day because everyone's streaming, and I kept getting dragged into conversations about crypto or travel vlogs when I had deadlines. Last month I rented a tiny apartment with a decent router for $150 and suddenly my client work felt manageable again. Sure, you lose the social scene, but I moved abroad to write code, not to hear someone's 45 minute story about their van life. Is anyone else quietly ditching coworking memberships, or am I the only introvert hiding in a condo?
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fox.derek1mo ago
The 2pm WiFi drop is usually less about streaming and more about how the router handles everyone hitting it at once, so a better router helps but a lot of those spots just never set up their bandwidth right. Plenty of people quietly work from condos or quieter cafes, the coworking hype just makes it seem like everyone's still showing up. Sounds like you already found the setup that fits how you actually work.
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