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>>wallfl+(OP)
I definitely like being in different places, and do up and go to them for either certain events or certain people or to check off a personal box. I don't go to those places to really change my routine though, I actually feel privileged that I can go to places long enough to replicate a routine. I've done the 5-day trip across a 3-day weekend thing to rush to all of the sites and get depressed that its over and leave, and I am never going to be in a circumstance where I do that again. I would much rather get integrated into a new place, join a couple classes, have a new crew, continue my projects in the new setting. If I do wage work, I'm going to have to set expectations that the "unlimited vacation policy" means I'm not reporting in for 2 weeks per quarter.

But, one thing that stands out to me is how other people assume something like "if I was that 'successful' I wouldn't be doing X thing" or like "what are you doing on hackernews/social media/internet" as if they wouldn't. As if after one week of travel they wouldn't be doing things they are familiar with.

I think its interesting that people don't ever get the opportunity to know! Which is honestly one of my driving factors: I like living in coveted neighorhoods for 10-days to a month just to see if I would really like it. To see what the convenience is really like, or the perception from others that I receive while living there, or what the noise or smells are. Its so much worse, in my opinion, to actually covet or strive for those things just to be disillussioned after all of that energy and sacrifice.

>>vmcept+CM8
It sounds fun- I will say that living somewhere for a week or a month is pure honeymoon so don’t think it’s being very objective. A year, two years, five years. My feeling about a place changes to polar opposites during that time. Love it, hate it, learn to re-love it despite the warts

>>redism+ES8
Oh totally agree, I’m not trying to win a contest, there isnt enough time in life to live that many places and build relationships with people there.

4-6 weeks is when my new social activities with new people just start to snowball! Definitely not long enough.

I think its more than long enough to know what living in any particular neighborhood is like though.

One other thing is that you are able to notice other people that travel like that. The proverbial “jetsetters” even without the socialite connotations, nomadic. Many more in the last few years. Interesting crowd. There are people that like the same circuits of places so thats nice.