6 months of co-working spaces in Bangkok changed my focus completely

Started out working from my apartment in Bangkok. Got nothing done. Too easy to take naps, watch YouTube, grab food from the 7-11. After 3 months I was behind on every deadline. Finally forced myself to pay for a co-working space. Now I look back and the difference is crazy. I went from maybe 3 hours of real work a day to 6 or 7 easy. The change happened in the first 2 weeks of the membership. Something about seeing other people typing away just made me lock in. Has anyone else noticed a big shift just by changing where you sit?

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gavin_kim6d ago

Locked in just from seeing other people typing" - yeah, that's exactly how it hit me too. Switched to a coffee shop near my place and suddenly I'm knocking out tasks like it's nothing, no idea why it works but I'll take it.

nancy_king296d ago

You say you locked in just from seeing other people typing... but honestly, that sounds like a crutch to me. I've worked from my living room for years and get more done alone than I ever would with strangers around. The whole co-working thing feels like paying for a placebo effect, you know? If you need that kind of external pressure to focus, maybe the problem isn't your workspace, it's your discipline. Plus, all those people typing away would just stress me out more, not help.

tessaperry6d agoMost Upvoted

Wow, did you catch that study about how body doubling actually works for people with ADHD? It's not about discipline, it's about how our brains process focus differently in shared spaces. I get that it wouldn't work for you but calling it a placebo is kind of dismissive of how many people legit rely on it.