Pleasure and Pain

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Entries Tagged as 'Coworking'

To gather together

January 21st, 2011 · 7 Comments · Community

I have the distinction of being the longest-running member of Manhattan’s first and foremost coworking center, New Work City. But lately I’ve been staying home on the Upper West Side every day, working at my dining table or on the couch, instead of taking the 20-minute subway ride down to TriBeCa. It’s cold and snowy [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 15

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the 33 people who showed up for the fifteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour. Whit [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 14

August 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the ~27 people who showed up for the fourteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour. Whit [...]

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By supporting New Work City, you make what I do possible

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Community

I am a founding member of New Work City, the premiere coworking community in Manhattan. I’ve written before about why I work there, and have tweeted endlessly about the inspiration and genius that fills its walls. In April we found out that we lost our lease and immediately had to move into a temporary home [...]

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Why I Work at New Work City

December 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments · Community, Productivity

New Work City, a new coworking space in New York City (get the name?!), opened its doors on Monday, November 3, and I’m pleased to say that I am a part-time member. What’s “coworking,” you ask? It’s a new movement for freelancers and small business owners of all kinds to stop working at home or [...]

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