Digital Nomadism: Exploring the Intersection of Work and Travel in the Future

‘ You Only Live Once’ is a term which we’ve been using in our lingo on a daily basis. But are we really following the message behind it? When we’ve been told that we only live once, we should be living the best life and should live each day like there’s no tomorrow. BUT ( a big one though), here we are hustling and grinding each and everyday in our work life, leaving all those travel dreams aside and our bucket list under a big pile of responsibilities from our workplace.

But ( a positive one this time), what if we tell you that you can work and travel at the same time! Sounds exciting right? It sure is, and we are excited to talk about it too. While the entire population was toiling day and night to meet their basic needs, it was in 1997 that a book by Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners that did wonders and changed the mindset of the working people by popularising the term ‘ Digital Nomadism’ and how being a digital nomad would allow people to return to a nomadic state and work from anywhere. 23 years later, the concept got popular and over 30 million people in 2020, started to consider themselves as digital nomads.

We’ve used the term ‘ digital nomadism’ a plethora of times since the start of this blog, but what exactly is it and how you can become one too? ‘ Digital Nomad refers is a term used to refer to people who use technology to work remotely while travelling the world. Digital nomads get the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world with access to the world wide web, allowing them to explore new cultures, meet new people, and experience different ways of life.

To put it in simple terms, a digital nomad is a person who can work while travelling to different places. Well, with the rise of remote work and the increasing popularity of the gig economy, digital nomadism is becoming a more feasible and attractive lifestyle choice for many people. The whole concept of ‘ Digital Nomadism’ sounds very attractive, but did you know that being a digital nomad has several life changing benefits. As astonishing as this sounds, it is actually a 100% true, so scroll through and check out how becoming a digital nomad can change your life.

Benefits Of Digital Nomadism

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The major benefit of digital nomadism is that you are free to work from anywhere and at anytime. If you get bored in our environment, you can just change your environment and voila!

Next advantage of being a digital nomad is that you can design your own lifestyle. You can create a flexible work schedule, where you can include your hobbies too. The best part of becoming a digital nomad is that you get to meet new people each and every day, which besides making new friends also helps you in improving your cross-cultural communication.

When working in a regular 9-5 job where you go to your office physically, what’s the thing that stresses you out the most? Well, for sure its traffic and all the hours that go in commute. When working as a digital nomad, you get rid of the entire concept of commute.

While the benefits might entice you to become a digital nomad right this instant, it also has its fair share of challenges.