Comments on: Open Thread: Do You Need to Get Out of the House? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hepcoppyned http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54584 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:44:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54584 Hey there,

This is my first time here so I’m just writing a quick post to say hi. Hopefully there’s some good discussions here – looks okay so far. Anyhow, I’ll keep this short so that only a few short seconds of your life are wasted reading it. :)

]]> By: Higekingile http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54583 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:26:54 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54583 Hi,

My first time here. Got a question about my new kitten. Well, actually Ms. Boots had five kittens.

My wife gave all except one of them away. She says she gets to name it, I say I do because I clean out the liter box. haha

It is male, not sure that matters, but any suggestions on good web-sites to find cat names?

thx

]]> By: cantemicks http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54582 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:25:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54582 I found a website about the “Google Money System”. It sparked my interest, so I continued reading. It turns out that a lot of people are making some decent cash from this system.

It’s just basic data entry work. You just have to write ads, and post them. It takes like 5 minutes per ad, and each one can make you like $5. That translates into roughly $60/hr. That is pretty nice, if you ask me.

Anyways, I won’t rant on here forever. I just thought I’d tell you guys about it, in case you were interested.

It costs like less than 5 bucks to get it. I got it the other day, and I just received it in the mail a few hours ago. So far, I’ve made about $50. That tells me one thing, it works.

If you want to get the system, you can get it here:
Google Money System

After you use it, come back and tell me if it worked out good for you. Maybe we can trade some tips and tricks.

Good luck, and I’ll see you all later.

]]> By: vilkics http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54581 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:05:34 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54581 How a reverse mortgage works?

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]]> By: mAnysik http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54579 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:35:34 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54579 Hyip-Catalog.com – Your hyip and surfs monitoring site !

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]]> By: spafighting http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54577 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:03:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54577 It’s become a big problem for forum owners to protect them from spam.
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]]> By: Yomi Adegboye http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54576 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:29:30 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54576 I work on the web and from home. I spend more time in my home office with my laptop and smartphone. My wife still works away from home, so we get to miss each other.

However, I am far from becoming a recluse. Besides my business, I pastor a local church assembly with a vibrant social life. Often, I have church members come over several days in a week to chat, discuss the Bible and the issues of life in warm informal settings.

In addition, I speak at seminars, conferences and church events regularly – all more than enough to keep my immediate social environment lively and exciting. I think I have been able to strike a delicate balance as far as things go. It is tough, but it is certainly achievable.

]]> By: Serge Lescouarnec http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54575 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:47:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54575 I do work from home but it does not bother my wife (most of the time) since she works (in an office) during the day.
I am at home working when I am not out working for clients.
Running a concierge and errands service (New Jersey Concierges), I do have the opportunity to interact with people.
Where I interact mostly online is regarding my blog ‘Serge the Concierge’.
I do plan on attending ‘South by Southwest Interactive’ to meet fellow bloggers and people I work with such as ‘BlogBurst’.
I usually save Sunday for family activities.

Take care
Serge
Biz:
http://www.njconcierges.com
Blog:
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com

]]> By: burntouthacker http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54574 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:40:54 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54574 @Bob: That’s the basic difference between introverts and extroverts, introverts (like me) tend to find lots of social interaction draining, and alone time is “recharge time”, whereas for extroverts, the opposite supposedly holds true.

If I were an extrovert, working from home would drive me nuts, but then if i were an extrovert, i’d be in sales, not software development, so the argument is kinda moot.

Having said that, it’s more like a sliding scale than black and white, and even though I could go for weeks without seeing anyone other than my wife and kids, I do need to get out of the house and get some perspective.

]]> By: ICantWorkFromHome http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54573 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:06:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54573 I love this posting. I worked from home for 6 months this past summer, and if I didn’t get out of the house I would go stir crazy. It got to the point where I would go out on terrible dates just so I could get out of the house and talk to new people! :) Thanks for the post, and thank goodness I don’t work from home anymore!

]]> By: Bob Grommes http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54572 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:14:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54572 What working at home does to your intimate relationships and friendships is a very individual thing. It is connected, I think, with how extroverted you are. Some people go nuts if they don’t have constant and varied human interaction. Others go nuts if they do have that. If you are a very gregarious person you probably won’t be attracted to working at home in the pure sense.

Most of us have heard the advice that the bedroom is for sleeping, not laying around reading or watching TV; you might have trouble with insomnia if you don’t observe that distinction. It’s no different with work. If you work from home you need a home office and it needs to be dedicated to that purpose. That way when you walk out the door of that room you still have someplace to “come home to” that feels like you have permission to “goof off”. And when you walk in that door it’s easier to observe discipline and stay with your work.

Family members need to respect not only the fact that you’re working but the nature of knowledge work and the spurts of concentration it requires. You need to set boundaries and enforce them.

Finally, the anxiety some of us feel about whether we’re “abnormal” or “hermits” is needless. We are who we are. If we are happy and fulfilled then we are getting enough of the things we need. If someone else has a problem with that, it’s their problem. Whether we work in a particular location, with or without other co-workers physically present, will not in and of itself materially impact the quality of our communication with clients and colleagues.

]]> By: burntouthacker http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54571 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:15:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54571 if you don’t get out of the house at least once a week, preferably with someone in the same professional area, you’ll probably end up like me :-)

Having a former colleague to catch up with over lunch is great, you can get the general dirt you miss out on from the local industry and just generally unload a week of water-cooler talk…

around my parts, I really notice however, the total lack of user-groups and other semi-social hackfests that other developers probably take for granted – if you have access to this kind of thing, make time for your own sake and get involved! It’s also a great chance to network informally, which is always handy if you’re a freelancer…

]]> By: marymusing http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54570 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:31:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54570 My husband and I have a home business and I’d say it’s had far more advantages than disadvantages. We love not having to dress up, commute or”clock in” anywhere, as well as the comfort of working in our home environment. Being business partners with the stress of working out differing opinions on how things should be done could be considered a downside, but it hasn’t hurt our relationship. That’s life! If anything, we’re closer from working together, especially since our work is something we feel passionate about.

We’ve had to find ways to keep our business and personal time separate. That can be challenging, but we’re able to do it for the most part. It’s understood that Monday – Friday we’re working during the day and off at night. Saturday is for cleaning, shopping, home stuff, and Sunday is off. We can also take time off during the week if we want which is nice. The freedom is wonderful.

Seems like how well this would work would vary a lot from couple to couple. In our case, we are best friends and love to do things together. Although we can get irritable with each other from the stress of certain decisions, situations and differing styles, we don’t carry that into our personal life or take it seriously. Most of the time it’s a pretty easy-going experience, and when we need to we can take a break and go out for a walk, do a little gardening or just relax.

Since neither of us likes having to be in an office environment, on a fixed schedule or to work for someone else, this is definitely the best way for us to go. We feel fortunate we’ve found a way to do this!

]]> By: rjlight http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54569 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:15:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/02/03/open-thread-do-you-need-to-get-out-of-the-house/#comment-54569 When both of the spouses are working from home, it can get to be too much. My husband and I did that for 3 years. Now he goes to an office and it is great. The time together didn’t hurt our relationship, but we have found now that we appreciated each other more and we have more to talk about. At times we didn’t seem to have much to talk about because we were together too much. I also love having the office to myself!

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