internet cafes, espresso coffee Normally I am a proponent of staying home and saving gas to lessen my carbon footprint, but I do have one small indulgence that I exercise: going to internet cafes to drink espresso coffee and write emails to my friends. I find that getting out of my home office a couple of times a week gives me a whole new perspective when writing email as a means to keep in touch with my long distance friends.

It's amazing how much a change of place can affect a person's attitude. Working full time from home can isolate a person socially, and after a while, this isolation creates intellectual and emotional stagnation, so I have found that going to internet cafes to do personal email chores helps me gain a wider perspective, which I then bring home, and it refreshes me for my real world. If you are like me as a home worker and experience the isolation inherent in working alone all week long, find an internet cafe near you, and see if it doesn't give you a different perspective, as well.