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Are you ready for a coworking environment?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\"JustMeneesha,

It’s time coworking gained more traction in Durban. Picture: WOCinTech<\/p><\/div>\n

For me, one of the pitfalls of working from home is the sometimes intense isolation. And it\u2019s at times like these that I long for the hustle and bustle of a newsroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love that I can roll out of bed, brush my teeth (maybe \ud83d\ude01) and head to my office to get stuck in a day\u2019s work. Sometimes, if the need arises I can even work from my bed. A sick day means I can still be productive without infecting an entire office of people.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, it takes a special kind of commitment to stay focused when you\u2019re working from home. And as a freelancer, I am beginning to see the value in mixing it up a bit. The idea of coworking is not new. But it has yet to gain traction in Durban. In fact, many of my colleagues look at me in positive horror when I mention it. Sigh… I despair at how slow our beautiful city is on the uptake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coworking is the future<\/span><\/h3>\n

However, I am convinced that coworking is the way of the future. It is an integral part of the rapidly growing gig economy. And if you look at the rest of the major cities in South Africa, coworking is a growing and popular trend among many freelancers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coworking is a growing and popular trend among many freelancers.<\/p><\/div>\n

Coworking is a new term. But even before it was coined, the activity can be traced back hundreds of years to creative collectives who worked together. Coral Braun has written a great article on the <\/span>history of coworking<\/span><\/a> if you would like to know more about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>whatiscoworking.com<\/span><\/a> coworking is: \u201ca generic word that\u2019s generally used to describe any situation in which two or more people are working in the same place together, but not for the same company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Coworking spaces are most attractive to:<\/span><\/p>\n