I finally stopped booking hostels for work trips and everything changed
After 2 years of digital nomading, I used to grab the cheapest bunk in Chiang Mai and try to edit videos in a loud common area, but last month I noticed my focus was shot and my deadlines kept slipping. It clicked when I watched a guy set up a full monitor setup in a $9/night private room and finish the same project I'd been wrestling for days. Anyone else pay extra for solo space on work trips, or am I the last one to figure this out?
Oh man, been there. Two years of dorm beds and I was wondering why my brain felt like mush by 3pm. Now I book a private room with a desk and a door that closes, even if it costs double, and my output honestly doubled too. Also check if the place has a quiet hour or a co-work corner, some hostels do and nobody uses it. You are not the last one, just the smart one who finally did the math.