the encouragement lounge: where to work?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

where to work?

Ok, I'm riffing off my friend Lisa's blog. A few posts ago she noted that her favorite work environment is somewhere beautiful, that she loves working when she can see the ocean or the mountains. I agree, those settings are ideal.

My question is... what are our ideal every day work settings? When we aren't traveling, but are at home, doing work in the midst of family and job obligations and we are working in the early morning, or evening or weekends... what are ideal work environments?

Keep at it!

Harriet

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Paperback WriterAugust 5, 2009 at 12:18 PM
The ideal every day work setting is some place with a table, windows, plently of electrical outlets, no phone, no tv and quiet. Lots of quiet.
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.