+1 :) -- Patrick
> On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:40 pm, Rob Kaufman <[email protected]> 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Or unsuccessfully? Probably more valuable to hear those stories. > > Zach > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Chris McCann <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > > <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] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > Twitter: @mzlittle > > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
