A digital nomad describes what no one ever warns you about after selling everything and then travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand “before doing the Working Holiday Visa thing in Australia and New Zealand.”
It was the greatest solo travel adventure of my life and I loved it. That said, I’ve had some time to reflect on my experience and there are some things I wish I’d known before diving in headfirst… [I]n reality, you’re working just as hard, only from a different place. You still have deadlines…and you still have to hound clients who take forever to pay you after your project is done.
Did I mention that this is all done in a completely different time zone from the people you’re working with? This can also be tricky when it comes to conference calls but nothing you can’t figure out and plan for.
While you may have given yourself a more beautiful backdrop to work with, you’re still going to spend a decent amount of time behind your laptop wherever you go, though on the bright side, you will also have the opportunity to work alongside the locals, hear different accents, taste new and amazing food and check out your new surroundings whenever you’re off, so it’s all good…
I once spent six months living “on the road” as a digital nomad, which felt like a nice long extended trip (rather than settling for an exotic one-week vacation). But it’d be interesting to hear anecdotes from Slashdot’s readers — so share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments.
And is work easier for digital nomads?
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