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On The Road
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On The Road
On The Road, Mobile, Work From Anywhere, Van Life, RV Office, Off-Road, and many other On The Road Work Styles. 5-2022 Air BNB allows Work From Anywhere Forever and many other companies are embracing WFA. With the continued advancement of computing power into smaller and more stable equipment, the workspace keeps getting bigger, yes GLOBAL.
We have talked about many items to support your body, equipment, and work style and now let’s HIT THE ROAD. Much creative work can be fueled by travel and new environments for inspiration. Lots of computer work can be done with just some power and WiFi. I work in a few, very different places close to home. There are spots along Monterey Bay with shade, Wifi, and Jackery solar panels extending my battery charge. Some coastal spots have tables with shade or I can work in the vehicle to get out of the weather. Public libraries often have WiFi that reaches parking spots and I hope they will open the bathrooms again. I have a favorite brewery with everything I need to work for hours. The sun, wind, temperature, power, and WiFi often direct my workplace. I don’t have elaborate needs, as I write on my laptop and get about 3-4 hours of battery charge. Before Covid, I would work at home or in a coffee shop and now other options have opened up. I am really enjoying the change of scenery, the ability to shut the computer down to walk in nature and get inspiration for new ideas. Many people will want to get off the grid and use a WiFi hot spot or even a satellite for an internet connection.
On The Road Equipment
Let’s start with Class “C”, a modified truck or van front and frame. They have a built-in camper that is one continuous “room” from the driver’s seat to the back of the vehicle. They drive like a truck or large van and normally run on gas.
The next level is Class “B+”. You can think of this as a bus, a large metro, or a school bus that is modified to feel like a home. There are simple class “B” vehicles that don’t need an endorsed driver’s license when the vehicle weighs less than 26,000 lbs, check your State DMV requirements.
There is a larger and heavier level Class “A”, “A” is for airbrakes and these will need a class “A” driver’s license. These are like tour buses and can run on diesel or gas and there are specific laws applicable for driving them. Class “A” Diesel Rigs may need a fuel additive DEF. There are also, Class “A” Rigs that run on normal gas.
You may already have a trailer hitch and know how much you can pull. A Travel Trailer is what you pull with your truck, van, or car. It is very important to know what your “puller” (truck, van, or car) is rated to pull, how much the trailer weighs, and how much additional weight you will add when you put your gear in it. There are very small “teardrop” trailers that can be pulled with many cars.
The larger 5th Wheel Trailers need a truck with a bed that is modified to accept a Kingpin to attach the trailer to the truck or “puller”. These can be large, like Semi Truck trailers, or small homes. A trailer may push you down a hill or pull you by the tail around a corner. Please take some time to get familiar with driving while towing, backing and parking.
On The Road
Think about how much workspace you will need, battery power, solar panels, cooking fuel, or a generator to support your work equipment. Safe storage is very important while moving, shaking and unlevel roads may cause items to fall and break. Your body needs to be fed, watered, and rested. Allow for storage, consider the total amount of weight and fuel MPG you will be burning.
Work From Anywhere, what will support your body and equipment? Plan ahead for re-fuel stops or power up as you are parked. You might need some solar panels with power storage and Jackery company is a global leader. Founded in 2012 by a group of engineers that wanted to make electricity portable, dependable and clean. With a broad offering, they can meet your power needs, and even run your C-Pap or other medical equipment while you are OTR. The dependable power storage can be part of your everyday emergency plan to keep everything running for hours.
Your nice laptop / flat screens might need some secure and adjustable support from Stand Steady. They provide small adjustable tables and monitor mounts that can be stored safely without taking up too much space. If you want to set up outside, you might like some shade from Quctent. They have collapsible pop-up shades for many applications, even RV covers. If you have space an adjustable chair from Crandall Office Furniture is a very nice way to support your body.
Many people use Coinbase to help manage their cryptocurrency for monetized OTR.
On The Road
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Surfaces and Supports
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Surfaces and Supports
Surfaces
Surfaces, desks, tables, or benches are what support your equipment and arms while working on it. Some people in the last 10-15 years, work with small data entry devices that don’t need large surfaces to support them. Think about a laptop computer on a cafe table or a tablet held in your hand. But, most long-term work is done with something holding up your device. There are some basics, wood, laminate, metal, poly-fiber-something, or a door. It should be flat, able to insulate you from heat-producing electronics, and be adjustable enough to help your body to be comfortable. This is also part of ergonomics, the mechanics of what your body does while doing your work. The depth of the surface will allow you to be closer or further back from your computer, think about a movie theater and how close you like to be to the screen. Power and Data cables can be routed and organized with grommet holes in the work surface.
Supports
The next idea is what is holding up your surface. Traditionally there were tables (without drawers) and desks (with drawers) and machine stands. The bases and legs sat at a fixed height, moved on wheels, and may or may not have been attached to the top. The purpose is to support your work in the best way, to position your body and equipment. It may have been machine stands were the first to be adjustable, to position the item to be worked on correctly near the tools. Further progress keeps replacing human hands with machine supports and keeps human body parts safe. Robotics can be seen in major manufacturing all over the globe.
Set the furniture and focus on the production
Back to people and our creative work. Ultimately, the furniture you use should fade out of our conscience as we look through our equipment and into our work, what we are building. Use what you have, innovate/gather what works better later and focus on your work. Much of the technology we use today was created on folding tables, cheap little chairs, pizza delivery, and small cartons of pricy ice cream. Real products may require some heavy-duty bench work, heavy-gauge base supports, 120v electrical built-in, lights, and ESD rated for electronic work.
Time Marches On
As time passes and bodies change… hopefully, our brains figure out how to help. The height-adjustable table has become a standard item in many tech workplaces today and many times can be purchased separately. Table bases can be used with almost any surface, screwed, double-stick foam taped, or clamped to keep them together. Drawer units can be used for supports, like a desk or post legs with a drawer set on the other end. Listen to your body and support it how you can. If you have been doing lots of computer work, you may have noticed the surface edge and how to avoid it. My personal preference is to rest my forearms on the surface to get the pressure off my wrists and elbows. Gone are the days of the box monitor on the desktop, because… flat screens RULE. Robotics has given us the ability to use mechanical arms to hold stuff, to bring the screen to “just the right spot”.
Surfaces and Supports
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High-End Furniture
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High-End Furniture
Many of us have purchased furniture from budget retailers for temporary solutions. They may be The Best furniture for guests coming this weekend, and when that furniture is done… it is time for an upgrade. Looking for something special, respectable, and grown-up furniture? I have some very reputable sources to help support your elevated style. So, you can relax, recover and Dream Big.
High-End Designer Furniture
Local 831 JOHI Design Studio
Custom, real wood furniture, designed and made to order. Using local and reginal wood sources, artisans working in product design, fine woodcraft, interiors, and creative strategy to bring your ideas into your real space. JOHI blog shares their journey and keeps you up to date.
Starting over 10 years ago with an eBay sale and photo shoot at home, Industry West has been connecting people with furniture and building with memories. Every supportive piece has a unique background of why it was included in the showroom. The team travels the world to bring high-quality luxury furniture and other items. They built a great team of purchasers, designers, and logistics people to help bring your vision into your space. Also, a donation program for organizations that need help. Use code FALL20 at checkout for an extra 20% off.
Looking for furniture that dose not exist, yet? Peter Erdei Designs is a third generation Old World Craftsman, his family is from Romania and Peter is keeping the family traditions alive in the Modern world.
“Erdei’s do not assemble furniture; We build living pieces of art that will last for lifetimes to come. Every tree tells a story. When we salvage a tree, we work with care to give it a new future” Erdei Family Philosophy.
Real Wood is brought back to life, to support your work and guests in your home or office. A short list of items and projects; Dining Tables, Conference Tables, Desks, Bars, Islands, Vanities, and Art.
9-28-2022 Peter is continuing his 28th year volunteering with local Clearwater Florida- Search & Rescue and Hurricane Clean Up.
Plant-based finishing/protectant products; for wood, leather, cast iron, and people’s skin.
Company Purpose “Walrus Oil is a purpose-driven company making premium products as natural as possible and committing profits to plant trees for the long-term health of the planet. It’s no secret, without trees Earth would be uninhabitable. Trees sequester carbon from the atmosphere and help heal the land of the effects of climate change. Trees also provide sanctuary for wildlife, natural beauty for our eyes, shade for those extra hot days, and places of recreation for all to freely enjoy. Our tree planting efforts are implemented by National Forest Foundation® and verified annually by 1% For The Planet®. For good measure, we’re also Climate Neutral® Certified to cover our own manufacturing footprint.”
Eternity Modern was founded in 2005, focusing on classic modern furniture designs for the commercial and residential market. We are dedicated to creating quality products specifically for our furniture stores. We have built a strong relationship with our production facilities for well over a decade. In 2016, we launched Eternity Modern as a retail website, selling to end customers directly.
Mid-Century Modern Designs inspired by: Mario Bellini, Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Borge Morgensen, Florence and Hans KNOLL, Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, Warren Platner, Eileen Gray, Harry, Bertoia, Tom Dixon, and many more.
American Leisure started in 1972 as a small manufacturer of custom-made, one-of-a-kind patio furniture. For over 40 years, our skills have been honed as we have grown the business to what it is today; A leading retailer of top-of-the-line indoor and outdoor furniture in the Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay Areas. Family-owned, we’ve built our reputation on quality, integrity, and providing excellent customer service. We treat each customer as though they are our only customers and believe no order is too small or too large.
It is 10-2022, covid is fading out, time to get moving forward and planning for spring. American Leisure has an In-Stock inventory, new furniture selections on order, and No Days Off. Santa Cruz/San Jose are stocked, they can pull your order from the warehouse for in-store pick-up, delivery, or same-day customer pick-up right off the floor.
Instagram or YouTube previews are available, but not for inventory purposes and times get sold every day. Special order lead times are getting better for some factories and still unstable for others. A large Chinese group is buying American factories and moving production to Mexico, Central America, or just back to Asia. This has impacted the quality and lead times.
Casa Gear
Casa Gear based in Pico Rivera, Ca. may not be High-End, but they have a full offering of furniture with fun accessories. The other two brands offer more flavors to fulfill your vision. Urban Port has Industrial Metal/Rustic Wood furniture and décor. Benzara has interesting ethnic items to add warmth and culture to your space.
Antique Farm House
Old Things are New Again at Antique Farm House furniture and décor. More than furniture, Holiday Décor makes a house a home and everyone welcome. When you like to bring in more light that fits your style, look at warm and inviting Farm House Lighting or rustic industrial. Also, storage items will blend in with your Farm House Chic or Industrial theme. What Farm House would be complete with out Kitchen and Dining Accessory?
High-end Furniture
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The Flow State
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The Flow State
We know something about work and continue to learn more and develop our skills as we grow. You may have experienced, in work, music, sports, or gaming being in “The Zone”. Historically this was described as “moving without effort”. We now refer to it as The Flow State. It can be felt after the event. How much time has passed and much ??? produced, our conscience mind did not keep track or notice the passing of time. This happens most often when we are engaged in an activity that has lots of familiar time spent doing it. Think about young hanging out with their friends and how “time” just passes away. When the engagement of the activity does not require attention or thought about what you are doing, is an example of The Flow State.
Most often, this happens when enough time has been spent doing an activity and our brain patterns are well set. This is what practice is for, literally setting brain patterns with muscle memory. Eventually, you don’t have to put in as much effort or attention to achieve the same results. This feeling goes beyond our mind and into our body, this is called learning and we start at a very young age. Before we leave our mother’s womb, many can kick, suck their fingers, and toes, and respond to light and sound. The brain develops along with the body to produce functioning people that can breathe and respond to outside stimulation. The heart pumps, the diaphragm moves the lungs, our skin feels, and the eyes and ears begin to understand the world around us. Our body lives because of The Flow State, functioning without our attention.
The Flow State
Work is producing value for others. Some of the first helpful work we learn is helping our caregiver by developing the skill of eating. You may know that this can take a very long time, even into adulthood and learning how to feed for life. Feeding your body, mind, and soul. Our eyes and ears consume everything that they are exposed to. Bringing in information to our brain, storing it, and setting brain patterns to retrieve it for later use. Our brain stores stimulation to be interpreted as information and memory. Yes, children should be protected from hearing and seeing things that will teach their brain-damaging information. Like fear, hate. self-harm, recklessness, hurting others, and what was considered “everyday parenting” by normal people. Having said that, The Flow State can be triggered into a fight or flight response very early in our development. Valuable work vs negative destruction is learned and self-control is taught. This is directing our mind into actions beyond our conscience choices and our unconscious reactions. What we see, hear and how our brain has been taught to interpret that information can often go into action before we can “think” about it. Fear of a dog or care for a dog is not complicated on the surface because brain patterns have been set in certain ways. These responses happen automatically and are learned behavior. Learning to produce value for others, to be helpful… Now go help your mother.
All this learning, choices, and responding to different information is also called growing up and we have not even got to what is commonly called “work”. Producing value on command is described as work. Practice, sorting stimulation into information, and directing our bodies with our minds allow people to help or harm each other. There are some “hurting others” that are termed as work for sports and war. Defending others with force may be necessary to learn and how to apply that force is critical.
Growing up is training our mind and body to function without attention. We engage The Flow State without choice early in life and it can be learned behavior with study and practice. The first thing is training our brain to sort stimulus into information that is helpful and aligns with our chosen goals. These goals can be anything and should be focused on with trained effort to set your brain patterns with muscle memory. If you keep the same goals or desires the brain patterns with muscle memory will become stronger. A good example is playing sports or music and practicing to the point of enjoyment. The joy comes when you are performing on command with less effort to direct your body and get better results. The Flow State can be experienced during a musical performance, sporting event, video games, and by the audience. This is why we love to watch others in The Flow State perform at high levels and we get to engage our Flow State along with them. Sports and music can be productive work as entertainment and has value. We have coaches, teachers, band leaders, and conductors that should be trained to achieve positive performance to be in The Zone for high performance.
The Flow State
Let’s move forward to adult work and how is this connected with creating value. Work is helping others and we get paid for the value we give or sell to others. We have to make something that someone wants to give us money for. Parents give us food, shelter, and clothes. We in exchange grow up to do things for ourselves that our parents don’t have to do for us anymore. When we get a job, we do things for other people, so they don’t have to do them and they can do stuff that we cannot do yet. If we can get into The Flow State for the work we do, it can benefit many people and ourselves. These automated directed actions are natural and can be developed. The study, train to build strong brain patterns and muscle memory and feed yourself for success. Pay attention to when you have experienced The Flow State in the past and what may have triggered or allowed your mind and body to unlock your natural power. I have had a good experience with music, meditations, and some study books to help get into The Flow. The book I found most helpful to promote a good mindset and meditative practice while bringing many points of view and concepts together is The Abundance Book by John Randolph Price. I understand this was just a brief introduction to The Flow State and unlocking that real natural power for work and play. Our Mothers taught us during our growth in her womb and we continue to learn, grow and implement the basics of life.
Dr. Andrew Huberman, may have discovered the brain mechanisms that are part of The Flow State.
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