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I have a real issue with the \u2018beach myth\u2019, and that\u2019s because it\u2019s unrealistic. If you\u2019re wondering what this myth is, it\u2019s the images used by many advertising companies to encourage people into the life of a freelancer, a digital nomad, working while travelling because it\u2019s just oh so glamorous.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve all seen the images. Someone sitting in a hammock at the beach with their laptop and a drink, basking in the sun and enjoying the outdoors. Working in the most stunning locations on Earth. Well, I\u2019m here to tell you that definitely isn\u2019t the case. We don\u2019t take our laptops to the beach ever for so many reasons; sand, sun, glare, sea water, children, noise, plus of course there aren\u2019t any plug points or access to the Internet. It really isn\u2019t practical. No, working from the hotel, looking over at the beach is much more possible.<\/p>\n
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\nThe beach myth is romanticising a lifestyle in a worrying way. People aspire to leave their \u20189 to 5\u2019 jobs to dive into this world that doesn\u2019t really exist. If this is you then you need to really think about it. Ignore the advertising and the staged Instagram posts and consider how much hard work it\u2019s going to be. Being a freelancer means you don\u2019t ever get a real break from work, you\u2019re always on call, no matter where you are in the world and what you\u2019d rather be doing. You might not miss the \u20189 to 5\u2019 so much after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have a real issue with the \u2018beach myth\u2019, and that\u2019s because it\u2019s unrealistic. If you\u2019re wondering what this myth is, it\u2019s the images used by many advertising companies to encourage people into the life of a freelancer, a digital nomad, working while travelling because it\u2019s just oh so glamorous. We\u2019ve all seen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-business","category-introvert","category-tavel","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"\n