Comments on: the digital nomad test http://global-culture.org/the-digital-nomad-test/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: juan http://global-culture.org/the-digital-nomad-test/comment-page-1/#comment-119845 juan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=663#comment-119845 Brooke: that's great advice. In an era that has blurred the line between producer and consumer, we often forget that the best thing we can do is experience a destination to its fullest and leave our connectivity anxiety behind. If we become great "content" producers by documenting our trips with great care, the timing won't be absolutely relevant. On the other hand, not everyone travels for the same reasons and connectivity seems to be an important requirement in many cases. Maybe you travel as a retreat to find the time to be more productive. Whatever the case, your digital nomad test should be tuned to allow you to maximize the experience. Brooke: that’s great advice. In an era that has blurred the line between producer and consumer, we often forget that the best thing we can do is experience a destination to its fullest and leave our connectivity anxiety behind. If we become great “content” producers by documenting our trips with great care, the timing won’t be absolutely relevant. On the other hand, not everyone travels for the same reasons and connectivity seems to be an important requirement in many cases. Maybe you travel as a retreat to find the time to be more productive. Whatever the case, your digital nomad test should be tuned to allow you to maximize the experience.

]]> By: Brooke Ferguson http://global-culture.org/the-digital-nomad-test/comment-page-1/#comment-119840 Brooke Ferguson Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:12:52 +0000 http://global-culture.org/?p=663#comment-119840 My business was first a local nomad type of business and since I've gone global, I've become more concerned with the type of issues you bring up here. My advice for readers would be this: 1. don't rely on your phone for anything. I 'unplugged' as soon as I got to Thailand seven months ago and it was the best thing I could've ever done for myself. I use skype to connect for free with my clients, family and friends. 2. focus on setting goals for each day so you don't spend endless time fiddling around on the internet. 3. build your business so you don't have to worry about timely messages. this will let you calm down and relax, giving you the ability to actually live life. 4. download speeds are annoying in other countries; however, I wasn't riding elephants and scuba diving from home. Position your work times around high speed internet cafe's, or just deal bc you live somewhere cool and you watch less videos then anyway! I cart around a heavy but comfy laptop that doesn't hinder my hyper-speed typing ability and helps build arm strength ;-) cheers & thanks for sharing this post! Brooke My business was first a local nomad type of business and since I’ve gone global, I’ve become more concerned with the type of issues you bring up here. My advice for readers would be this:

1. don’t rely on your phone for anything. I ‘unplugged’ as soon as I got to Thailand seven months ago and it was the best thing I could’ve ever done for myself. I use skype to connect for free with my clients, family and friends.

2. focus on setting goals for each day so you don’t spend endless time fiddling around on the internet.

3. build your business so you don’t have to worry about timely messages. this will let you calm down and relax, giving you the ability to actually live life.

4. download speeds are annoying in other countries; however, I wasn’t riding elephants and scuba diving from home. Position your work times around high speed internet cafe’s, or just deal bc you live somewhere cool and you watch less videos then anyway!

I cart around a heavy but comfy laptop that doesn’t hinder my hyper-speed typing ability and helps build arm strength ;-)

cheers & thanks for sharing this post!
Brooke

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