A new study shows that working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, with people admitting to playing video games, watching TV and snacking instead of doing actual work.  A change of scenery and surrounding yourself with creative and energetic workers leads to a healthier and more efficient work day. So drop the remote, get off the couch and come co- work at The LAB Miami ! 

Read more about the study here. (Above illustration by Charlie Powell)

Yesterday was International Freelancers Day! Some of the most interesting findings of the event: 3 in 100 freelancers go coworking and independent professionals have weathered the economic recession better than traditional businesses. To read the full report on the current state of freelancing, download it here

All the more reason to create more co-working spaces! 

theatlantic:

The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time

It’s been called the Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, the Rise of the Creative Class, and the e-conomy, with the “e” standing for electronic, entrepreneurial, or perhaps eclectic. Everywhere we look, we can see the U.S.workforce undergoing a massive change. No longer do we work at the same company for 25 years, waiting for the gold watch, expecting the benefits and security that come with full-time employment. We’re no longer simply lawyers, or photographers, or writers. Instead, we’re part-time lawyers-cum- amateur photographers who write on the side.

Today, careers consist of piecing together various types of work, juggling multiple clients, learning to be marketing and accounting experts, and creating offices in bedrooms/coffee shops/coworking spaces. Independent workers abound. We call them freelancers, contractors, sole proprietors, consultants, temps, and the self-employed.

And, perhaps most surprisingly, many of them love it.

Read more at The Atlantic