Comments on: Coworking: Stop Sharing Your Office With Your Worst Critic http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: What Can Web Workers Learn from Corporations? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94138 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:11:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94138 [...] Coworking: Stop Sharing Your Office With Your Worst Critic Web Life [...]

]]> By: Barbara Saunders http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94137 Sun, 23 May 2010 23:21:49 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94137 Having worked at home full-time for the past year, I can see the appeal of having an “office” to go to; in fact, I often work in cafes. Part of what I don’t like about offices, however, is the aesthetic. Now if someone created a coworking space more like a library or even a group den …

]]> By: Bust That Creative Block With Oblique Strategies | Stocks! http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94136 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:40:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94136 [...] Coworking: Stop Sharing Your Office With Your Worst Critic Web Life [...]

]]> By: Trevor Twining http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94135 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:07:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94135 While I completely agree with your statement that telecommuting in a home space raises those issues, I disagree that moving to a coworking space resolves the issue. Instead, I think it masks the underlying cause of those indecisive and self-critical moments.

I’ve used that critical inner voice to really work through many of those insecurities, develop new and better habits and push myself in ways I never would have had to if I had not started a work at home lifestyle.

A really interesting article though, thanks for it!

]]> By: Dave Ruzius http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94134 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:24:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94134 A great article and yes a big thumbs-up for Coworking again.

On the topic; where on one hand you’ll be leaving the “biggest critic” at home I also believe that Coworking provides you (when needed and when asked for) with some new but helpful critics, your Coworkers.
Instead of going around in circles on some webpage, design work, paragraph of text, etc. a bit of feedback of someone around you can get you going again and may lead to fresh ideas. One of the other major benefits of Coworking we believe.

Other benefits people are experiencing are nicely collected on our Jelly testimonials page: http://www.theworks.cz/page/testimonials-1

Any doubts left that Coworking is just great?

Dave Ruzius
Found TheWorks

]]> By: Camaraderie Coworking http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94133 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:08:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94133 What a fabulous article. Thank you! In our space we highlight this thought: “Working from home often means not having someone right there with us to validate decisions or keep us and our business pointed in the right direction.” While we’re not an incubator, we do help one another when needed, and just having others around as the option to ask or validate is a big boost to many freelance workers.

]]> By: Central Florida Coworking http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94132 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:01:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94132 Love it, great angle Nancy! It resonates with so many people out there!

I predict that next big movement in coworking will be through increased participation in the “coworking visa” program, which allows a member in a coworking space to use a space elsewhere, at no cost for up to three days in a row, which is a great perk for those folks who travel.

Ky Ekinci
Co-Founder
Office Divvy ™

]]> By: AltamontCowork http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94131 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:13:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94131 Excellent article! We are moving forward with coworking in Tracy, CA (used to be Tracy Virtual Office). Thanks for supporting coworking! It is still taking folks out here some “effort” to toss the box office mentality, but, I am seeing encouraging signs….

]]> By: Andre http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94130 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:28:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94130 I agree with Andrew. After working in a space for several months, I’ve found that the initial early morning productivity gives way to too many distractions and too many doubts about whether or not what I’m doing is going to be effective. Looking forward to seeing what other options may show themselves (or creating another hybrid version on my own). For now, I’ve found that forcing myself out for lunch and/or coffee works too :-)

]]> By: Jeff Yablon http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94129 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:01:58 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94129 Nice trend, coworking, but in talking with people who are doing it I’m finding that they seem to be getting a nice BOOOOOST, followed by . . . still not really knowing how to move forward.

Hard to get truly meaningful expertise from such disparate and non-controlled sources, you know?

Jeff Yablon
President & CEO
Answer Guy and Virtual VIP Computer Support, Business Change Coaching and Virtual Assistant Services

Answer Guy and Virtual VIP on Twitter

]]> By: Who’s Your Worst Critic? « Cowork Rochester http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94128 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:46:29 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94128 [...] Your Worst Critic? Posted in coworking by Erik on April 6, 2010 Web Worker Daily hits the nail on the head again. Their most recent article covers one of the most difficult parts of working independently for long [...]

]]> By: Andrew Bushnell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/coworking-stop-sharing-your-office-with-your-worst-critic/#comment-94127 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:08:34 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=30844#comment-94127 I completely agree with the points you make in this article, although I hadn’t thought of your main point before. It’s hard to explain to someone that working at home is very difficult, because it sounds like such a great idea at first. But it does have so many little drawbacks that is becomes a burden to work at home.

You said “One major benefit of coworking is escaping the things in our home offices that make it difficult to work and be productive.” This has been the biggest benefit to me, since I started coworking 2 months ago.

Thank you for helping spread the word about coworking.

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