Comment by sneak
6 months ago
> I wrote most of this blog post sitting at a picnic table in a park. Screen glare and brightness is not an issue. I can fit into tight spaces. This setup was infinitely more comfortable than a laptop when on a plane. Some coffee shops also have narrow bars that are too small for a laptop, but not for this. The phone has a cellular connection, so I'm not tied to wifi. In other words, there's a sense of freedom that you do not get with a laptop. And I can be outdoors. One of the things I've grown tired of as software dev is feeling like I'm stuck inside all the time in front of a screen. With this I can walk to a coffee shop and work for an hour or two, then get up and walk to a park for another hour of work.
Am I the only one who wishes they could be inside in a windowless room 24/7/365? There’s climate control, HEPA filtration, good chairs, peace and quiet, precisely the light level and color and direction I like, etc, at all times. Every time I go outside, the environment is worse than being at home indoors.
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one on the planet who doesn’t enjoy being outdoors at all.
> Am I the only one who wishes they could be inside in a windowless room 24/7/365?
I spent a decade in a building like that for my 9-5 job. It gets old, unless you really hate sunlight and fresh air.
It being an office building, you likely did not have nearly the level of environmental control I describe.
I do really hate sunlight, but fresh air is essential. If you don’t have fresh air indoors, your HVAC design is bad. Air is one of the easiest things to move around.
It wouldn't be too expensive to make what you want, you could always buy a small plot of land and build a custom home to try it out. Shouldn't be more than $200-400k, possibly less depending on the area.
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i wish i could have those bright window spots everyone hates. the glare doesnt bother me.
i do just go outside on the building deck instead
Nah, there are at least few of us.
I still go out though to walk and cycle, sometimes eat, but anything else is more comfortable at home.
Don't forget the lack of bugs landing on you and crawling on you!
> Am I the only one who wishes they could be inside in a windowless room 24/7/365?
Seems like the sort of thing that might later turn out to have been a bad idea regardless of how it seemed at the time.
I find that working outside or at a cafe is too distracting. I agree with what you're saying with regards to work or even reading.
I enjoy outdoors for relaxation and forgetting about work though.