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They are doing it wrong, they are acting like they are on vacation, which obviously gets old pretty fast. The right way to do it is to setup a regular lifestyl
by throwawayffffas 1y ago
They are doing it wrong, they are acting like they are on vacation, which obviously gets old pretty fast.
The right way to do it is to setup a regular lifestyle in the place of your choosing, rent an apartment, instead of Airbnb and hotels, work from a home office or an actual office instead of Starbucks.
Ideally learn the local language and go where the locals go instead of where the tourists go.
Obviously this can't work if you are moving every other month or so, but that too gets old pretty fast.
- specproc 1y agoDon't know why this was down-voted. Totally agree that moving around too much and not learning the language is where most people fail. We need community to feel happy, you're not going to get it doing multiple countries in one year.
- nchmy 1y agoI agree with you in general, though it's not necessarily community that we need to feel happy. It's fundamentally an internal thing that comes from self-awareness, a genuine authenticity, tranquility, perspective, and meaningful vocation. But having those things necessitate getting involved with the world, and it's sorrows, in some capacity.
- dagw 1y agoThe right way to do it is to setup a regular lifestyle in the place of your choosing Sure, but that's just emigrating. The whole point of the digital nomad lifestyle is to be able to move around on a whim.
- specproc 1y agoWell, I guess herein lies the rub of the whole concept. Nomadery is fine for some for a while, but it's no life. You need connections and community anywhere. I think there are lots of reasons why people set out on this path, seeing a bunch of different places is one of them, but the other half is rich country wage meets poor country living. I've honestly very little time for true digital nomads. By spreading yourself thin over a bunch of countries, you're part of jacking up the cost of living for everyone else whilst not being around long enough to meaningfully give back.
- throwawayffffas 1y agoThe way I see it the point is to live in one place while working in another.