Co-living is the final step of a long evolutionary process that began with the birth of the digital nomad.
A digital nomad is a person who works on a computer and is not bound to a specific location.
This is possible, because digital nomads typically pick up professions that are not time or location sensitive, like customer support or finance, where you need to confine your work hours to the work hours of the company.
Instead, digital nomads are programmers, copywriters, graphic designers, online marketing experts, etc which can be executed independently of the business operating hours.
This allows nomads (for short) to be extremely flexible with their working schedule and eliminates the need for office space. Rather than doing 9 – 5 office hours, digital nomads can work at any time and any place – on the beach at 3PM; in the cafe at 7:30AM; in their bed in the middle of the night.
Securing an office space and all the associated costs is a huge expense for employers, so many of them are happy to allow some of their workers off site. In some occasions it could even increase the salary of said employee if they don’t come to the office. It also takes away commute time and expenses and many other associated costs.
Note: The author of this article is also a digital nomad. They are going to enjoy a mint and pineapple cocktail under the warm sun over the Black Sea coast line, immediately finishing this article. The author promises this is not a bragging blog post, but a business opportunity which can earn you money and that there is a reserved mint and pineapple drink for you when that happens.
The Digital Nomad Culture
However different they may be, all digital nomads unite (mostly) on the following:
A digital nomad can take sudden decisions about major changes in their lives. Any of them can probably pack and be on their way to wherever in under an hour.
A digital nomad has as much possessions as they can carry. Sometimes this includes a car that they own, sometimes not.
A digital nomad hates to be bothered with mundane aspects of everyday life, like chores, bills, rent, repairs, etc.. They prefer to pay once and get everything included and not have to think about it for another 30 or so days.
A digital nomad will focus on enjoying life first and taking on responsibilities second.
