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Even better idea: work at a library. These are buildings designed to be quiet, meditative places, and they want you to be there all day. In addition, several li

Even better idea: work at a library. These are buildings designed to be quiet, meditative places, and they want you to be there all day. In addition, several libraries now allow coffee, and most have great Wifi. Where do you find a library? If you are in the US, public libraries are a great downtown option. As a student at Stanford, I think great libraries are one of the biggest privileges. However, I think you don't need to be a Stanford student to get in! Like other universities, Stanford has a Federal Depository Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Depository_Library_Program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Depository_Library_Prog...), which means the public has a right to enter and read federal publications at no cost (Strangely, I couldn't find a open-to-public library at Harvard though) Hope this helps...

anewguy999 14y ago
Stanford's WiFi is not open to the public though. And it's one of the worst campuses to park at that I've ever seen.
jwarzech 14y ago
For about a year I worked from home and due to impending cabin fever I decided to give coffee shops a try. It was super loud and I always felt like I had to keep moving and buy something. It was just distracting. I then rediscovered my local library and was amazed. Fast Wifi, Keurig machine, and private study rooms that I could take for the entire day. I was even more amazed at how many people use it as a 'co-working space', one guy would even come in everyday and even set up his VOIP office phone.
jwarzech 14y ago
For about a year I worked from home and due to impending cabin fever I decided to give coffee shops a try. It was super loud and I always felt like I had to keep moving and buy something. It was just distracting. I then rediscovered my local library and was amazed. Fast Wifi, Keurig machine, and private study rooms that I could take for the entire day. I was even more amazed at how many people use it as a 'co-working space', one guy would even come in everyday and even set up his VOIP office phone.
Ingaz 14y ago
Ha! And combination could be the best. 4-5 years ago in Moscow club OGI had "izba-chital'nia" (this means exactly library, but for sovkhoz-kolkhoz: a house with books for peasants). Drinks and food were terrible, but books were OK: in several languages, classics and modern writers. I loved this place, although I never tried to work there.
sliverstorm 14y ago
Libraries can generally use the patronage, too.

anewguy999 14y ago

Stanford's WiFi is not open to the public though. And it's one of the worst campuses to park at that I've ever seen.

jwarzech 14y ago

For about a year I worked from home and due to impending cabin fever I decided to give coffee shops a try. It was super loud and I always felt like I had to keep moving and buy something. It was just distracting. I then rediscovered my local library and was amazed. Fast Wifi, Keurig machine, and private study rooms that I could take for the entire day. I was even more amazed at how many people use it as a 'co-working space', one guy would even come in everyday and even set up his VOIP office phone.

jwarzech 14y ago

Ingaz 14y ago

Ha! And combination could be the best. 4-5 years ago in Moscow club OGI had "izba-chital'nia" (this means exactly library, but for sovkhoz-kolkhoz: a house with books for peasants). Drinks and food were terrible, but books were OK: in several languages, classics and modern writers. I loved this place, although I never tried to work there.

sliverstorm 14y ago

Libraries can generally use the patronage, too.