Build community, ditch fake routines, follow what excites you

🌱 HEALTHY

Building Community Wherever You Land

Landing somewhere new without knowing anyone gets old fast. You can work from anywhere, but working alone everywhere isn't the point.

The most reliable way to find or build community is combining three things: tap into existing platforms, show up to local spaces, and host your own small meetups.

Before you even arrive, join global nomad platforms so you're not landing cold. Digital Nomad World, Nomad List, Facebook groups, Reddit.

Call out where you're headed and when. Most cities have destination-specific resources with active chats and local groups already running.

On the ground, make finding groups a day-one task. Search "[city] + digital nomads" or "remote workers" on Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram.

Check Meetup and Eventbrite for coworking days, drinks, or hobby groups. Many cities have recurring events specifically for remote workers.

Coworking and coliving spaces are where nomad social life actually happens. Choose spaces that advertise events and community, not just desks and wifi. Many host workshops, lunches, and gatherings.

Coliving setups curate small groups of nomads and keep people connected across locations.

Community sticks when you share something beyond "we all work online." Join things that require showing up repeatedly. Language exchanges, gyms, hiking clubs, creative workshops.

Volunteer or support local events. This creates deeper ties with residents and attracts long-term nomads.

If the scene is thin where you are, be the connector. Post simple invites like "coworking coffee" or "evening drinks for remote workers."

Pick a recurring time and place. Start a group chat so new arrivals see what's happening. Small consistent events are enough to create a local scene.

Takeaway: Don't wait for community to find you. Before arriving, join online groups for your destination. First day, locate local meetups and spaces. If nothing exists, host something small and recurring yourself.

🪙 WEALTHY

Most Morning Routines Are Bullshit

The perfect morning routine doesn't exist.

But your feed is full of people waking up at 5am to meditate, journal, cold plunge, and make elaborate smoothies before they check emails.

Tim Ferriss has been asking successful people about their morning routines for over a decade. We all want the secret.

Here's the problem. Listening to someone spend three hours living their best life when they wake up makes you feel like you're not doing enough. Like you can't be successful because you don't have time for all of that.

Most of it is bullshit anyway.

What makes a morning routine effective isn't the actual elements. It's maintaining it consistently. That's why it's called a routine.

If you create some elaborate system you do three times then realize you can never keep it up, what's the point? (this applies to everything btw)

Your routine should contain elements that support your wider goals. Keep it simple and make it yours.

My routine takes about 20 minutes. Wake up. Record my weight. Drink 500ml of water and read a page from The Daily Stoic. Brush my teeth. Make tea. Do mobility work for 5 minutes. Shower. Grab the tea and start work.

That's it.

All the meditation, journaling, reading for 30 minutes, workouts, and whatever else. That's just distracting most people from what they should actually be doing.

These things aren't bad. They can be helpful. But push them to later in the day after you've accomplished your tasks.

Write down 1-3 things you want to do that day. Work on getting them done. If they don't get done, it's fine because you made progress.

Takeaway: Pick 3-5 things that get you ready to work. Do them consistently. Write down 1-3 t . Start working. That's the system.

📚 AND WISE

Follow What Excites You

You're stuck at a crossroads. Multiple options in front of you. You don't know which one to choose. So what should you do?

Here's the simple way to decide: pick the one that excites you the most.

You'll know in your bones which one that is.

Then forget being scared or unsure or doubting yourself. Just throw yourself into the decision with no preconceived notions.

What I mean by that is be prepared for it to play out however it plays out. Accept the outcome whether you think it's positive or not.

It's not about making the right decision. Opportunity cost is real. We will never really know what the right decision is.

But leaning into what excites us is what makes a life worth living. One where you don't look back and regret not even giving it a go.

Takeaway: If you're stuck between options, ask yourself which one excites you most. You already know the answer. Stop overthinking it and go.