Appreciation post: My worst work week in Bali taught me the best lesson

I had a full week of power cuts in Ubud, with the internet dropping for 4 hours every afternoon right during client calls. I was scrambling for cafes and felt totally stuck. It forced me to finally set up a proper mobile hotspot backup and plan my deep work for the mornings. Has anyone else had a place that broke their bad routines like that?

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angela_harris12d ago

That four hour afternoon internet drop sounds brutal, but so smart to flip it into a system. Did figuring out that mobile backup make you change how you plan your whole work day now, like being stricter about your schedule? I feel like once you fix one big stress point, it makes you look at everything else you've just been putting up with.

william_garcia13d ago

My friend's Lisbon Airbnb had one working outlet.

hall.joel12d ago

Remember that hostel in Barcelona where the shower was just a drain in the floor? You had to hold the showerhead with one hand and try to wash with the other. Makes you wonder what basic thing they'll mess up next.