Re:Ask HN: Do you enjoy working in a coworking space?
by peterkshultz on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:54AM
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That accountability doesn't work for everybody, of course.
I learned in school that gyms sell more memberships than their facilities have space to support. People think that by buying a membership, they're locking themselves into going and working out because they're paying for it.
Sometimes, however, people conflate paying for the gym membership as actually going to the gym, and then don't go at all.
But yes, as you said: it boils down to accountability.
But at the end of the day, it boils down to accountability. I realized it is actually really hard to stay focused and motivated to meet your goals when you have so much freedom.
What I mean is that by you actually paying for a co-working space, it creates accountability and the fact that you are paying it, forces you to go. It is a mind thing and that is a value you can’t ignore.
So it’s a catch-22.