Beyond the desk: the real impact of coworking spaces on lives (a personal story.)

📩 Join "Bernie's Better Things," a no-fluff, no-pitch newsletter sent every weekday. ▶️ https://sendfox.com/berniejmitchell Beyond the desk: the real impact of coworking spaces on lives (a personal story.) So this is about impact. I was chatting with a coworking space owner, and they were devastated that they weren't making enough impact in the world. All they can see is everyone else razzed about being a B Corp, circular furniture and sustainable coffee. The whole thing reminded me why I got a paid seat in a coworking space over ten years ago. Working at home, I wasn't doing very well mentally - like total "Black Dog" takedown stuff. I found working on my own all too challenging, messy and with no way out. It's not a good place for someone like me who's a bit on the spectrum—prone to overthinking - well, it's not a good place for anyone. I know they're paying for it, but you cannot underestimate the effect of giving someone somewhere to work and meet others. This is particularly true for freelancers, "independent economic agents", creators, those who work remotely, or those with little interaction. The price of mental health is worth way more than the price of a coworking desk. And if the only thing you do is provide a workspace in your neighbourhood for people to connect, collaborate, build community, and all that kind of stuff, that is a massive, massive impact on its own. This is: personal story of coworking benefits of coworking coworking for mental health how coworking changed my life why I love coworking About: coworking space coworking community impact of coworking mental health and coworking working from home remote work workspace shared office freelance entrepreneur Seach more: #coworking #coworkingspace #remotework #workfromhome #mentalhealth #community #collaboration #productivity #workspace #entrepreneur #freelance #networking #sharedofficeSubscribe to Coworking Community Builder Daily on Soundwise