Wasted $400 on a coworking membership and it broke my brain

Signed up for a fancy spot in Austin for 3 months and only went 4 times because the free coffee wasn't worth the 45 minute drive. Has anyone else found a better setup that actually keeps you leaving the house?

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rosepark26d ago

Scrap the fancy spot and hit up a public library with a good coffee shop inside. I wasted $300 on a WeWork pass before and only went twice because the drive killed my motivation. Now I walk 10 minutes to my local library, grab a $3 latte from the cafe in the lobby, and get just as much work done without the guilt of wasting money. The key is finding something within a 15 minute radius max, otherwise you'll make any excuse not to go.

hernandez.gavin26d ago

45 minutes each way for coffee that wasn't even free is basically paying $400 to remember why you hate traffic. The hotel lobby desk thing works way better than you'd think because there's no guilt about leaving after an hour and you can pretend you're a spy. Just make sure the hotel doesn't have a time limit or you'll be the guy getting side-eyed by the front desk at 3pm.

sean4827d ago

I read a post last week from someone in Denver who rents a desk at a quiet hotel lobby cafe for $10 a day and says it changed everything for them. The 45 minute drive is definitely the killer here, I had the same issue with a WeWork eight miles away and barely went either. Maybe look for a spot closer to home even if it's less fancy, that way the free coffee actually feels worth the trip.