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Phone tethering is your friend. I use mac and iPhone.
On bluetooth speed is a bit slow, but battery life is amazing.
Mac lasts me 4-5 hours browsing. iPhone lasts just as long.
Got 20GB monthly package on 3g.
100KB/s (1mbit) speeds are fine for doing basic stuff.
Surfing, Skype, email.
Slower speed is beneficial to doing business. You can't youtube or watch movies online.
Light ultra books really help. Carry it around everywhere. Every additional weight shows after walking far.
Blanket, water bottle and sweater are a must.
Fresh air helps with productivity. When you get used to working outside you won't want to get back into the office. Fuck that.
Whenever you're tired you stand up and stretch. Watch the sky. Sunbathe in the sun.
Every day you get healthy exercise.
Peace and quiet. Nobody to bust your balls shouting or stealing your attention. You get to be with yourself, with your own thoughts on your own terms. You won't know how working in nature is until you try it. It's awesome.
As always, electronics aren't resistant to weather. Checking weather report for next day is a must.
Plan your meals. You don't have a snack bar nearby so that shows. Plan in advance what you'll eat, when you'll eat and where will you eat it. Big city life has food everywhere. You can really get to miss that and takes some getting used to.
You don't need a car. Public transportation is good enough. Get a bike.
Don't get your hopes up if proximity of stores and decent supply of entertainment is your requirement. Get used to going far for getting what you want.
Such as:
- going far for hospital visits
- going far for dental visits. It can suck driving 50km or farther to get your tooth checked out when having toothache.
People tend to be weird in suburbs. Most won't get what you're doing.
What do you do? "I'm doing internet" works.
-- Social encounter sucks. You'll find most people boring. Feeling of "peasants everywhere" seems to be a daily. Small supply of women. A lot smaller. There is one or two social places, usually a bar where people gather. Most of the time people who have nothing better to do. Aka peasants. Maybe you'll meet someone from Wickedfire.
Can't beat fresh air though. And quiet. Wide open space. If "I like to spice things up" is your thing, then you'll love it. You never, ever, ever have to stay at the same place, ever. Free as a bird.
Scheduling won't work well. At least it doesn't for me. This is about being dynamic. Spontane. Adaptive.
I haven't set an alarm clock in months. Wake up whenever I want to. Go to sleep when I want to. In the morning I prepare my meals, pack my bag and drive out with the bike until I'm tired. Pick a place, sit down and just work.
