From 7e6473382a654c669a90ca7fd8e3da8b3b19f7b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evgenii Akentev Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:04:42 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] add on coffee shops --- config.toml | 3 +-- content/posts/on-coffee-shops.html | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 content/posts/on-coffee-shops.html diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml index b925d07..2de21a1 100644 --- a/config.toml +++ b/config.toml @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ rssLimit = 10 disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term", "categories"] [params] sitename = "ak3n.com" - [author] - name = 'Evgenii Akentev' + author = "Evgenii Akentev" [permalinks] [permalinks.page] diff --git a/content/posts/on-coffee-shops.html b/content/posts/on-coffee-shops.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad937d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/on-coffee-shops.html @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +title: On coffee shops +date: 2025-01-15 +draft: false +--- +I started working remotely at 2019 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. + +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 +sit by myself near people around, focusing on my book, listening to music, +thinking. + +It became an important thing to me, after moving to a new place, finding a new +coffee shop which will pass the vibe check. Since it's a place which I will +visit almost every day, interact with baristas on a regular basis, noticing and +remembering regulars in face, becoming a regular myself. Each place got its own +mood, culture, audience. + +At some point the mental hygiene came into and I've started separating the +places. One coffee shop just for reading and taking a rest, listening to music, +and so on. Another coffee shop, with standing desks, just for work. + +What's funny is that I'm not a coffee geek or passionate about it after all. Of +course I got used to good coffee since a lot of places serve specialty coffee +nowadays, with a variety of different beans, roast degrees, brewing options. +I still mostly care about the space, interior, design decisions, and values +(but writing this I realized that if the coffee is not tasty I just won't +visit again). + +I find it curious how coffee shops become a daily routine for me. In the same +way, it seems, bars/pubs become for some people. It's more than just a factory +for remote workers, more than just a shop, a place to drink bewerages or meet +friends. Lifestyle attribute it seems. -- 2.50.1