> forcing me to go out every day and talk to human beings face to face, even just little things like making sure I was showered and dressed every day

This part is strange to me. I've worked from home for about 10 years and I've never once had an issue with twice-daily showering, meeting people face-to-face, going out for coffee, going outdoors, going to the gym, etc. The fact I can just go sit in a park, on a hiking trail, or whatever and work there is a genuine "killer app" for me. I'm surprised at people who tell me that they are isolated by home work when there are so many opportunities for social and natural connection everywhere...

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mh- 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There are different kinds of people, and a considerable % of folks rely on some foundational structure in their day-to-day to drive many of their other habits.

For a lot of people, that was commuting to a job outside of their home.

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hollowturtle 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean in which lucky place of the planet you live in? I dunno u but where I live it's 40 degree celsius out there and all over europe. I'm a remote worker and most time of the year going outside is just not possibile, over heat or too cold or raining like it never did before(climate change you know)

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THX1137 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In Canada - and it does get cold here, and hot here. You can't work outside every single day, but you also do not have to stay at home or indoors every single day. I lean toward being outdoors for as much as possible of the year. There's no perfection about it.

There is a lot of research that spending time in nature, even if the nature is not ideal (bare trees, winter, bad weather, too hot), has measurable impacts on human cognition, memory, and similar mental benefits. It's not even correlated with mood improvements: even if you return indoors more miserable than you left due to the weather, you still measurably mentally benefit from spending time in nature.

Find some shade and don't stress it Europal! (I hate climate change too.)

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dom96 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not the person you're replying to, but this is genuinely the killer feature of the UK. Yes, we get heat waves and more of them now, but it's much better than mainland Europe. Especially if you stay away from London (which I would recommend).

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titanomachy 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You live somewhere where you can't go outside "most of the year"? Did we evolve on the same planet?

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WorldPeas 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You realize that humans are an invasive species in most places they currently reside, right?

	▲	titanomachy 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm not sure about that, I've been to the African savannah and I didn't find it particularly hospitable. My ancestors adapted to a different climate.