Dry Working
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Dry-working
Sometimes working from the road requires that you stop traveling and get things done. When this happens I think of it as dry-working. Starlink, the RV, and enough power enable us to “dry work”. Dry working is setting up the office for 3-5 hours in a place that allows you to do a solid amount of work then hit the road again. For us dry-working typically happens when we need to do a emergency meeting or we need to collaborate with others.
Another form of dry working is when you might be in a place like Big Sur and Starlink does not work (obstructions) or on the road without Verizon service. Engage dry-work, park by a overlook, a nice view, or a parking lot and try to fulfill the obligations you have to others.
Balancing work and travel is hard. We often travel at night allowing our normal workday responsibilities to not be affected by our travel. I often find that colleagues will covet our choice to travel. I want to make it clear, traveling is added stress but the reward is worth it. Having the ability to wake up in a new environment, hiking in a sequoia grove before a briefing, taking a three day weekend in Death Valley is of high value.
The experiences, memories and learnings we acquire is worth the ups and downs.
A few things traveling has made us better at:
- Communicating effectively in high stress situations.
- Agreeing upon how to convey information.
- Actively assessing situations and there impact on our emotions.
- The ability to engage with people we don’t know.
