Re:How I thought I wanted to become a digital nomad
by joonix on Sunday September 15, 2013 @11:31AM
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Exactly. I thought this was what I wanted. Now that I'm somewhat location independent, I keep thinking about where I should move to take full advantage of my freedom. It's exhausting! I want to settle somewhere but can't decide.
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Re:How I thought I wanted to become a digital nomad
by Fingel on Sunday September 15, 2013 @10:07PM
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Excuse me if I don't feel sorry for you. Don't you think that's a pretty good problem to have?
Re:How I thought I wanted to become a digital nomad
by WA on Monday September 16, 2013 @07:06AM
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It's certainly a luxury problem, but it's also a tough problem. Think about it: If you are location-independent, how do you even start to come up with a good decision on where to live? What are the factors you consider and the metrics to see whether or not your decision was good or not afterwards?
I'm in a very similar position and just thinking about the endless possibilities of choosing a new place to live can be very overwhelming.
But if you haven't been in this position, you won't know how it feels I guess.
I figured it is very similar to everybody joking about how they want more free time to do "their stuff". And if you ask "So, what stuff would you do, if you had all time of the day and still get your monthly paycheck?", the answer is often much less clear. Everybody dreams of having all day off, but when it comes to that situation, too much leisure can be frustrating as well.
Re:How I thought I wanted to become a digital nomad
by kaitai on Monday September 16, 2013 @10:15AM
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I do think this is an interesting discussion and question. For me the answer is simple and clear -- live where my family and friends are. It is interesting to me that other people take such different approaches. Of course one can make new friends and perhaps create a family, but I'm surprised at how little family and friends are even mentioned in the following discussion.