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Just my $0.02: I have a few friends who I meet, on a regular basis, at one of our homes or at a coffeeshop. One, a fellow programmer, also WFH and we meet up a
by rossdavidh 3y ago
Just my $0.02: I have a few friends who I meet, on a regular basis, at one of our homes or at a coffeeshop. One, a fellow programmer, also WFH and we meet up at a coffeeshop once a week to spend a few hours at the same table. True, some of the time is not actually typing on keyboards, but it is still work-related in that we discuss how programming works, doesn't work, industry trends, what should be done next, etc.
It started because my friend, on FB, just put it out there that if anyone (on his FB friends' list) wanted to meet up to work at a coffeeshop, at a table with a friend they knew, he was up for it. Someone has to speak up first. If you would be willing to do that, use that "social" network to let your whole friend group know you would be willing to do it. It's not a complete cure for excessive isolation, but it is worth doing. But somebody has to speak up first, to put that invitation out there for somebody else to respond to.