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Tried coworking in a hostel common area for a week and actually got more done
I have been working from coffee shops and Airbnbs for about two years now as a web developer. Last month I decided to try something different and booked a bed in a hostel in Medellin for a week, just to see if I could focus. I figured it would be way too loud and distracting, but I was wrong. The common area had decent wifi and I found this quiet corner by the window where nobody bothered me. I ended up finishing a project three days early because I had no choice but to work during set hours before checkout or when the noise picked up. The social break at dinner actually helped me reset my brain instead of burning out. Has anyone else had luck working from hostels or am I just weird?
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emery35614h ago
It's funny how forcing yourself into a situation with natural limits like that actually works better than having endless options. I've noticed that same thing with my own routine - when I have a hard cutoff for something, I magically get more done than when I have all day to mess around. Makes you wonder what other parts of life we're overcomplicating by giving ourselves too much choice, right?
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joseph52915h ago
Thought I'd hate it but you flipped my whole view on this. Always figured hostels were just for backpackers trying to save money, not for actual work. But the idea of having a built-in deadline from checkout or noise sounds kinda smart - forces you to focus instead of drifting around all day. And yeah, taking a real dinner break with actual humans instead of staring at my phone in a coffee shop, that's probably way better for avoiding that 3pm slump. Gonna try this next time I'm traveling for sure.
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