One year ago this week I began working outside of MPOW’s office. Space was getting cramped and I volunteered to give up my office and telecommute. I still go into the office a couple time a week, but I just find a table, put down my laptop and work from that spot. The other days I work either from home, a library, Panera, or anywhere else I can get online and get stuff done.
Web working isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. Having my entire office in my bag and online in “the cloud” has given me a lot of flexibility and freedom. The staff in our office have embraced it as well. Everyone is connected via instant messaging which means they can see when I’m available and reach me whenever they need something.
Over the past year, I’ve had to adjust some of the ways I work and and develop some new habits. I now avoid paper unless it’s completely necessary, schedule tasks based on where I am on a particular day, and rely more heavily on free/online software. Zen Habits recently posted 12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today and I can definitely relate to most of them. Rule #4 focuses on working outside the office, but I think many of the rules apply to web working in one way or another.
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