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> "go to a rock climbing gym"

why not go skiing on the weekends. My eyes and body was degenerating from sitting in front of screens all day. I had crazy cervical degeneration and poor eyesight from using computers all day. Skiing is helping me manage the constant cervical pain and helping my eyes relax.

Escape the screens before its too late.

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I don't want to hop on the "just do this" train, but I'll say that sitting on a ski lift and talking with a random stranger about their life is a simple joy. You probably won't see that person ever again on a big mountain, but you can learn a lot about them. Underrated social activity.

What percent of Americans live in a place where they can just casually go skiing on the weekend? It's an okay option if you live in Denver, Salt Lake City, or Seattle (although even in those cities you'll be spending 1-2 hours sitting in traffic both ways which isn't everyone's cup of tea) but I can't imagine anyone in Southern or Midwestern states doing it.

That is the whole point of being remote! The parent poster is already all alone in a city, why not be all alone somewhere you can ski? Or surf/kitesurf/SUP/skate/paraglide/etc

There are so many activities out there that require specific geography. Normally you have to choose, a long commute to the office or a long commute to nature. But when you're remote, you can move somewhere near an activity you want to do!

Working remote and living in a city where you don't know anyone is almost definitely the wrong choice.

There are ski resorts throughout the appalachian mountains, all the way down to North Carolina.

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