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Should You Live Local or Global?
It’s a choice with tradeoffs.
Living in Russia, I always had FOMO (Fear-of-Missing-Out). It was a feeling that life was happening elsewhere. I wanted to work globally, be in the ‘Big World,’ but all I had was my small business and local Moscow friends.
Once I moved, that feeling evaporated. I now feel a different type of FOMO: the feeling that I am working too globally, and have few local friends.
I live in one of the most global cities in the world (London), yet I rarely go out. I spend most of my time sitting at home or in cafes, working, or writing.
But I recently realized — that’s the tradeoff.
Living Local vs. Global
You’ve got two options:
Live local
Like I did back in Russia: have local friends, be a part of the community, work on local business, and hang out a lot.
But be prepared to miss out on the big stuff: working with a diverse group of people, seeing new things, and being a citizen of the world (not just your country).
Live global
Like I do now: have no local friends, and spend most of your time on the internet, working “in the world.” I don’t go to parties, and I don’t…
