When stay-at-home orders went into place, I was very fortunate that working from home (or remotely) was a situation I was already accustomed to. I had perfected my WFH routine, but not being able to switch up the scenery with a remote coffee shop work day was hard, and quickly became a road block in my productivity.
There’s a lot I miss about coffee shop visits, but most of all, I miss the background noises: a fire crackling, customers chit-chattering, the sound of an espresso machine, dishes clinking together, and more. While I may not be able to physically enjoy the everyday sounds of a cafe right now, I try my best to cultivate that same ambiance in my home work space with coffee house YouTube videos, most of which feature a variation of jazz music and piano. For a productive and calm work day, I highly suggest picking up a to-go coffee from your favorite joint and pressing play on one of the videos ahead.
