Telecommuting via laptop and wireless Internet is a relatively new phenomenon. There is, however, a long history of people – especially writers – working from a favorite coffee shop or cafe rather than an office. Today we tend to associate the phenomenon with the Paris of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, or the coffeehouses of Vienna at the turn of the 20th Century. The poet Peter Altenberg was even known to have mail delivered to his favorite hangout.In many ways, however, the golden age of the coffeehouse workday is now, as any barista can attest.
(via utnereader)1 (via The Atlantic)2
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1) Utne Reader, accessed May 16, 2011, https://utnereader.tumblr.com/post/4781366430 (page no longer available, Tumblr account deactivated)
2) Conor Friedersdorf, “Working Best at Coffee Shops,” April 15, 2011, The Atlantic, accessed May 16, 2011, https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/working-best-at-coffee-shops/237372/
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