date: 2025-01-15
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-I started working remotely at 2019 and it was lonely to stay at home all the
+I started working remotely at 2018 and it was lonely to stay at home all the
time. At some point coffee shops become an option as a workplace for me. I
enjoyed the atmosphere there, people sitting around me, chatting, reading,
working as well. It was a silent socialization, feeling a part of the tribe I
guess, that helped me to feel the productive vibe.
-Around the same time I started reading fiction in English. I wanted to dive
-deeply into the English language, to explore via prose. It grew into a serious
-habit I still have, 5 years later. I read about a few hours every day now.
+A bit later, next year or so, I started reading fiction in English. I wanted to
+dive deeply into the English language, to explore via prose. It grew into a
+serious habit I still have, 6 years later. I read about a few hours every day
+now.
What's interesting is that my reading was mostly done in coffee shops as well,
despite the noise of the crowd. Again, I was feeling comfortable and warm to