^ I think many of us would be very interested in watching a talk like that.
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 10:40:51 PM UTC-8, Rob Kaufman wrote: > > Hey Ben, > Would you be interested in doing a talk that revolves around things you > did to stay productive while traveling so much and some of the challenges > you had? What tools are essential, that kind of thing? > > Rob > > — > Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox> > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Ben Hughes <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I spent a year as a nomad, although I was doing hourly consulting instead >> of building a product. Luckily the work I had then (and still do) is very >> asynchronous & thus conducive to travel. I'm also pretty serious into >> "travel hacking" and this was partly an expression of that hobby and the >> opportunities that it presented last year. >> >> I didn't work anywhere near full time and leaned a bit more on >> traveling/exploring, but was able to stay afloat financially with >> consulting work. It is indeed possible to travel & live very cheaply, >> especially in places like Southeast Asia. >> >> "I was surprised to find out that I’m significantly more productive while >> traveling." >> >> I think this varies from person-to-person but it was absolutely true for >> me. There's something about the energy of moving around that's very >> focus-inducing. I'm very productive on airplanes even - some of my most >> effective days have been spent mileage running back-and-forth across the >> country sitting on a plane the whole day. >> >> It really is a incredible time in human history that one can make a >> decent income from anywhere in the world moving their fingers for a few >> hours a day on top of a thin metal device. If you find yourself in that >> place in your life, I'd definitely recommend taking advantage of it, even >> if it's just for 3-6 months. I wouldn't do it indefinitely, but the year I >> spent nomading was the best in my life. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Zach Little <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Or unsuccessfully? Probably more valuable to hear those stories. >>> >>> Zach >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Chris McCann <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> This reminds me of Ben Hughes! Sounds like a fun lifestyle: >>>> >>>> >>>> https://medium.com/the-digital-nomad-community/how-i-built-a-startup-while-traveling-to-20-countries-f0ec3a92bc3c >>>> >>>> Has anyone out there actually done this? Successfully? >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> SD Ruby mailing list >>>> [email protected] <javascript:> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "SD Ruby" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Twitter: @mzlittle >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> SD Ruby mailing list >>> [email protected] <javascript:> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "SD Ruby" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> SD Ruby mailing list >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "SD Ruby" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
