3 ms·

I figure there must just be a personality difference that explains this stuff. I can't fathom it. I do better in the office not at home, I do better in the gym

by throwaway22032 3y ago

I figure there must just be a personality difference that explains this stuff. I can't fathom it. I do better in the office not at home, I do better in the gym not in my home gym, I do better cycling if I'm with others, I push harder doing basically anything if I'm competing, if I'm in a team, if someone is watching. Particularly if they're attractive, respectable, etc. There's an effect from the setting. My home gym just isn't the same as a proper place with music blazing and guys/girls supporting each other. And the physical - the travel and the location - reinforce in my mind that this is serious time. Every now and then I like to do stuff alone sure. But too much of it and it feels like playing with toys on your own. Family don't understand the work you do in the same way. To me it's about as obvious as the sun rising. But not everyone feels this way, it seems.

ProjectArcturis 3y ago
Yeah, I feel the polar opposite for each of those. I'm guessing you're an early riser, too?
- namtab00 3y ago
  Funny, I thought I was the only one anecdotically correlating early birds with opposing full remote employment.
- throwaway22032 3y ago
  Nope, I bloody hate both waking up and going to sleep. Amusingly as with the rest of it, having a friend or partner to match schedules with helps a lot.
gaza3g 3y ago
It depends on the commuting time though. I used to live 15 mins away from my office and I feel the same way as you. But now, having to commute an hour each way is detrimental to me so working from home is far better.
- throwaway22032 3y ago
  Fair enough. For me, if I spend too much time at home, I rapidly lose interest in everything. I've had 1.5 hour commutes and they sucked. Far less than WFH does for me, or worse, going into the office to then see people doing Zoom calls from their bedrooms. Literally even just seeing that makes me feel down.

ProjectArcturis 3y ago

Yeah, I feel the polar opposite for each of those. I'm guessing you're an early riser, too?

namtab00 3y ago
Funny, I thought I was the only one anecdotically correlating early birds with opposing full remote employment.
throwaway22032 3y ago
Nope, I bloody hate both waking up and going to sleep. Amusingly as with the rest of it, having a friend or partner to match schedules with helps a lot.

gaza3g 3y ago

It depends on the commuting time though. I used to live 15 mins away from my office and I feel the same way as you. But now, having to commute an hour each way is detrimental to me so working from home is far better.

throwaway22032 3y ago
Fair enough. For me, if I spend too much time at home, I rapidly lose interest in everything. I've had 1.5 hour commutes and they sucked. Far less than WFH does for me, or worse, going into the office to then see people doing Zoom calls from their bedrooms. Literally even just seeing that makes me feel down.