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I have also done it for about 3 and a half years now and for the most part I wouldn't change it for anything. It has taken me all through Europe, Asia, North Am
by mhoad 10y ago
I have also done it for about 3 and a half years now and for the most part I wouldn't change it for anything. It has taken me all through Europe, Asia, North America and Africa in that time. It allows me to see do and experience things that just weren't possible not that long ago. For example I am in Canada currently and am flying to Greece this weekend mostly just because. I will never get tired of that.
However, as some have mentioned there are some downsides that I find.
The two biggest ones for me that come to mind are while the lack of a routine seems amazing at first, it can seriously impact your productivity if you don't manage that properly and to me personally that is a constant and ongoing struggle.
With my girlfriend I have been lucky to build out a low to medium 6-figure consulting business in that time but my head sometimes hurts thinking of where things COULD be with more and better focus.
How much that impacts you (or how much that bothers you) is going to vary a lot between person to person. I consider it more of a personal fault than anything.
The other thing that has begun to bother me a little lately is all these hobbies you might want to do that aren't really possible.
To give you two examples last year while in New York, I took a course of woodworking, I absolutely loved it. However, when you pack up and move every 3 months you would never go out and spend money on buying equipment. I had another experience recently with guitar, I would love to learn it but to carry that around all the time is a huge pain that I just don't want to ever deal with.
At the end of the day, if it doesn't fit in a backpack, you can't really bring it with you. That can take some getting used to.
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