Have I always been productive? Or was it because I have nothing else to do than work and being in front of my screen?
Changes in an environment isn’t something new but pushing myself out of my comfort zone is a new thing. It has been a humbling experience dealing with challenges that are very new to me, one includes being a bit more social than I used to.
Over the years, I wondered if I have different personalities or it’s just the way I choose to deal with things and my society. One day I am this person, the next day, I am that person. But that works, in a society where things are really unpredictable and where I have to keep a lot to myself in fear of persecution and many things. But the real me, I am someone who happens to live in the wrong hemisphere. With Bali being a bit more freerer than any other places, I freely express myself here and I am really happy about that. I finally find people who sort of get me and my way of living. I have no fear of being judged for every single interaction or thing I do. I am free, the freest person I’ve ever been my entire life. But that comes with challenges where I used to be alone, focusing on work, never really talking to people unless it’s online. Now, I talk to more people physically and can be found socializing every now and then. At the same time, I sacrificed something in my life and that is, my productivity.
Learning to say No
Learning to say no is a skill that I didn’t really have in the past because I never have to say no. Now, I have to say no more often because there are many more invitations and things to do. On any day, you can find many activities from indoor to outdoor activities where if you don’t know your priorities, you can easily get carried away.
Have I always been productive?
I learned that actually I might not be as productive as I’d like to think. That’s because when I met with the challenges such as an actual healthy work-life environment, I didn’t know how to balance it all. Inside a co-working space, you need to know the balance between working and having fun. That requires a certain amount of discipline, sets of routine, and also learning to say no. Then, in here I met with challenges that made me rethink if I am actually productive because that would mean, I know how to resist all the fun temptations and actually do something based on my goals and priorities.
Corporate vs Co-working
I have little experience in corporate life but as far as I heard, there are many people who mentioned that, “ your work colleague isn’t your friend” but in the co-working, you can easily talk to anyone without having to be afraid of things such as getting fired over freely expressing your opinion. In co-working space, everyone has their own thing going on. For me who used to work from cafes to cafe, working at a vibrant co-working place is something new. Though I used to work at a co-working places, nothing like the one I experienced in Bali, where there’s a balance between work, life and fun. It’s really difficult to find this in many other places. And to me, it was part of getting out of my comfort zone and it has been an interesting experience. From what I heard around, the actual choice is between working in corporate environment or working remotely in a healthy environment. I definitely choose the later as I can decide many factors in my life.
Navigating All The Challenges
Thus far, I have to admit that I have yet to find things that work for me. But I slowly get the hang of things around by having some sort of schedule where I work and have fun during the rest of the week. And to be fair, lately I have done little because my energy has been at its all time low. Constantly being in the presence of others has sucked up all of my energy. It’s something new that I am trying to learn to manage. I have to be in the presence of others and force myself to get used to it. Though I feel like I can vomit because I am really forcing things, I persisted through it.
Previously, I have managed to learn how to navigate myself through the new environment. Now, the next challenge I have is navigating the social life in which it’s a different ball game than I used to. But in the end, I learned that it’s okay not to be social all the time and also focus on the priorities that I have.
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