Ultimate Focus: Do you work in a cafe?

[envykyro]

Hi my house is very busy and noisy , and as i type this ive been distracted of my main work to ask you,

Do You Work Inside A Cafe?
do you have any tips for better environment? specifically the idea that came to mind was a Cafe, if so... is there a particular brand of cafe you recommend where its a very clean and rich environment , perfect for deep work on a laptop?

Whats Your Secret To a Deep Work Promoting Enviornment?
shall i wear noise canceling headphones and play rain sounds
drink more coffee to reflect the noise
build a shelter and call it the work zone , when my parents look at me like im crazy (im 17 working on a startup, satinaa.com thats why im with parents still)

 

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[piano]

I recommend a library.

 

[heavy_industry]

Whats Your Secret To a Deep Work Promoting Enviornment?

The secret is to stop watching YouTube videos about over-optimizing your environment, journaling habits, and your dog's diet.

All you need is a clean and quiet room and a single computer.

If your house is a disaster, wake up a few hours earlier - before everybody else - and that's your ideal time block for work.

 

[Antifragile]

The secret is to stop watching YouTube videos about over-optimizing your environment, journaling habits, and your dog's diet.

All you need is a clean and quiet room and a single computer.

If your house is a disaster, wake up a few hours earlier - before everybody else - and that's your ideal time block for work.

I agree in general, but want to add:

the mess is usually in your head. If I am working on something that interests me a lot, I can be in the noisiest environment and not hear it. My focus will tune out all of that.

It all starts in your head.

 

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[Black_Dragon43]

Whats Your Secret To a Deep Work Promoting Enviornment?

Nothing. The environment doesn't matter. Stop kidding yourself and get to work.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Work where it works for you.

If that's a beach, a cafe, at a gym, in your car, or hanging upside down on a trapeze, do it.

 

[amp0193]

I rotate.

Up at my warehouse office with 15x8 whiteboard when I need to really think and brainstorm and plan.

Home office in silence when I am executing details on something.

But I have an identical computer set up in each with 3 monitors so I don't waste time switching windows.

 

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[Johnny boy]

The more grand a space the more grand your thoughts.

A man with a place to look out and think will find his thoughts reaching out as far as his eyes do




I sit out and think as I look at the water and I write up my plans.

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[MitchC]

Co-working space?

The cafe I work at has a seperate quiet room you can rent by the hour

Some local businesses do the same, accountants, gyms etc

No idea how people can actually work in busy cafes

 

[realbillperry]

My big thing is I have certain albums of music I put on my earbuds. Tell the wife I won't be able to hear her whilst working.

My 2 main go-to albums are Enigma's album "Love Sensuality and Devotion" and
the original London soundtrack of Phantom of the Opera (the full album for longer periods, or the shorter "Highlights" album if I don't have as much time for my block)

There is other stuff that works, but with those 2 above, if I have a software problem on a project, I usually at least find the issue by the end, if not have it fixed by the end.

That helps me Deep Focus

 

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