Shoutout to the meetup organizer who said find a space with natural light

I was skeptical when that guy at the Denver freelancer meetup told me to pick a coworking spot with big windows. Three months later at that dark basement space and my mood was tanking, switched to a place with south facing windows and my productivity jumped way up. Anyone else notice a huge difference based on their workspace setup?

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henry_anderson5415d ago

The light thing is real but I found out the hard way that too much direct sun can be a problem too. Last summer I was working at a spot with floor to ceiling windows and by 2pm every day my laptop screen was just a mirror. Had to rig up a cardboard shade like some kind of caveman. Ended up switching to a north-facing spot with consistent soft light and that was the sweet spot for me. Still bright enough to keep me awake but no glare issues at all.

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jamesc7915d ago

Did you try turning your laptop upside down to fix the glare, @henry_anderson54? Sounds like that cardboard shade was the real high-tech solution.

the_felix15d ago

Taped a paper towel roll to the side of my monitor once, worked better than anything I could buy.