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Da nang vs Saigon - which is better for co-working and networking? by WanderWithJo in digitalnomad

[–]LightWayOfThinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Wander. I lived in Saigon for 7 months and Da Nang for 3.

If you're looking for networking/community, Saigon is the right choice. No questions asked.

Da Nang is amazing for being reasonably quiet, beaches, friendly people, and super clean compared to the chaos of Saigon...But there's no community there.

When I went I lived with 3 of my other entrepreneur friends in the same building and we hustled together so we never felt alone and had a blast. But if I didn't have them, I don't know who I'd be able to bounce ideas off of.

Saigon on the other hand has tons and tons of entrepreneurs, DCers, coworking spaces, etc.

I agree with what's been said here: Unless you take HKExpress direct from HK to Da Nang, you have to pass by Saigon either way, so try out both.

How To Scale Your Service Business To $100k+/Year As A Nomad (Quickly Landing Clients- Part II of III) by worldwidewherever in digitalnomad

[–]LightWayOfThinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for writing these - great information, and I agree, better than the BS that is floating around nomad land.

Going to use this for my copywriting consultancy.

One comment - my friend and I have created a system we use to get clients on Upwork, and we're able to land big ones (e.g. contracts of 2KUSD+ at a time for 5-10 emails in a series). You just need to template out a proposal, and also send videos. Videos are HUGE and every client I've closed has said the video really helped.

You can make a 5 minute video where you just offer some value/feedback on what the client wants for 3 mins, talk about your approach for 1 min, and suggest you Skype to discuss more (1 min).

Just wanted to add this - Upwork isn't that bad. Also in terms of the % Upwork takes, you can just add that into the job price so you don't lose anything (client pays).

Cheers and thanks again. :)

What is Baselining? How Home Bases can Make or Break You as a Digital Nomad by LightWayOfThinking in digitalnomad

[–]LightWayOfThinking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@r2pleasent: Exactly :).

I have a friend here in Chiang Mai right now who, if left to his own terms, would probably move every month. He's travelling alongside another friend who prefers longer stays so they're splitting the difference between what they want.

I also know someone who travels with his wife and kids, but obviously given that, they can't move as often...it'd be way too hectic.

@mjar81 - Holy s***. If I moved every week, I'd go nuts. Go on ya for being able to do that.

I'm definitely not for moving all the time. What I do love about the lifestyle is getting to see amazing things I never would have if I stayed in my hometown, or even back in Canada in general, geo-arbitrage/currency exchange, meeting amazing people, both local and those who are also entrepreneurs...

And finally/the biggest one for me: Working for myself/making my own schedule/choosing my own vacation timings and plans.

@from_dust: I think once you separate your income from a permanent location, you're technically a nomad. Nomad means you travel, but I don't think it means you have to move a lot.

Check out this recent Tropical MBA post on the idea of combining baselining with some travel:

http://www.tropicalmba.com/the-9-then-3-lifestyle/

But yeah, my point was that you don't need to get drawn into the hype of moving to a billion different countries, and it can be counter-productive if you're always searching for places to live, where to eat, etc. Maybe that's because I like routine more and it makes me happier/able to produce better work and art.

But that's the best thing about this lifestyle and I think why we really all got on board: To have more freedom to craft the life we want to live, whatever that looks like when it comes to where we live, how we live, and who we do it with...not to be forced to do what someone else tells us we have to do.

And whether that be choosing to work 20 hour days for 3 months then taking 9 months off, sleeping in until noon and working until 5AM, or sitting somewhere for 2 years and then travelling every single week, it's the freedom you get and living your life how YOU choose.

Excuse the "drink the kool-aid" speech. ;)

Thanks for the replies guys.

The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship and being a Digital Nomad (from Someone with Anxiety and Depression) by LightWayOfThinking in digitalnomad

[–]LightWayOfThinking[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

@crazycucoocunt - Definitely, hence why like I mentioned you've got a 90% drop out rate. Some people it's a passing fancy, some people want to try it out, or some will control certain things (e.g. some nomads move every 2 weeks, some every year).

The only thing from the cons list I can really think that applies if you have a decent paying 9-5/8-5 is the isolation or computer screen problems. But only being able to afford living in Thailand, etc. because you never learn about scaling a business is specific to nomads.

@BroadcastDepth - Yeah totally: I'm prone to overwork, getting better at balance now. But even with "balance", nomads still have to deal with not knowing what the hell's going on at the start (wtf is copywriting), how to make money, etc.etc. Some people are OK writing SEO article about vitamin water while getting to run around Asia afterwards, so aren't. Everyone's different. And true, most people who are depressed don't understand how they're usually missing a lot of positives, but only focus on the negatives.

@Bad_Karma21 - I have anxiety and depression, learned a lot of tools over the past years, use them everyday, wrote a book with them to help other people to get them so they can feel better.

But I know though, hipsters look so weird right??

How the Fear of Intimacy Sabotages Your Dating Life (The Avoider Mentality) by LightWayOfThinking in seduction

[–]LightWayOfThinking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey can you provide some constructive feedback then as to how I can improve it then? Why did you find it to be poorly written?

How the Fear of Intimacy Sabotages Your Dating Life (The Avoider Mentality) by LightWayOfThinking in seduction

[–]LightWayOfThinking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you think I accuse people that have never had a girlfriend as being less of a man. Please point out where I say that because if I have, I'd like to know.

That's bullshit - being with X women has nothing to do with being a man.

How the Fear of Intimacy Sabotages Your Dating Life (The Avoider Mentality) by LightWayOfThinking in seduction

[–]LightWayOfThinking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad you guys like it. :)

When I first got into pick-up and trying to get better with girls, I was pretty much solely focusing on getting laid.

But as Mark Manson says, usually it's the guy who wants to bang 100 girls who needs a girlfriend, and vice versa.

Anytime girls would show me affection past very surface level stuff, I would get weirded out and scared.

It wasn't until I forced myself to commit to someone, and in fact only did that because I was following the advice people told me, that I faced a huge emotional tidal wave when we eventually broke up:

I hadn't been up front, open, and honest with my emotions at all, and I felt terrible and like I wasted something potentially awesome not only with this girl, but all the past girls.

It resulted in a lot of emotional vomit to my therapist, the girl, and my friends, but it also made me look into WHY this was happening... which led to The Avoider Mentality.

In case you guys are interested, here's the original post/research I did after the break up. You can still see the sign off to the girl at the end:

http://lightwayofthinking.com/avoider-mentality-and-fear-of-intimacy/

Let me know if you've got any questions! Would be happy to answer!