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I work from home, and it requires a lot of discipline especially when you have to wake up for the early morning meeting then wake your kids up for school

kelvin0 11y ago
Working from home for many years, here's my take: * Discipline to start your day, but also to end it. * You need to dedicate an area to be your office and come and leave it as if you had to commute to work. * Go out and socialize! Especially for introverts, it's easy for us to neglect some social balance. * At the end of the day, make sure you switch into activities which will 'switch' you off work and into something else (working out? Hobby? Kids homework?)
- stevesearer 11y ago
  Your first point was too hard for me so I ended up renting an office of my own. It is close enough that I can walk (20 minutes) and that is a great way to switch my work brain on or off. Socializing for me is usually lunch with friends, though I do have an officemate so there is some general banter there.
- bcl 11y ago
  Good list. I would also add: * Door on dedicated space. * Pants. Or some other work like ritual to convince your brain you are 'going' to work.
  - majewsky 11y ago
    The last point sounds interesting. Gonna try that next time I do home office (which I only do when really necessary, e.g. because of craftsmen appointments at my home).
  - dontstopnowbaby 11y ago
    Exactly. Switching between work, family, and personal time became difficuly in the beginning because i literally brought my work home with me. Luckily i have my wife yo remind me at times. The pants part sounds interesting... ill try that for a week and see how it goes.
ThomPete 11y ago
I am working on something that should hopefully solve that for people working remotely. I.e. a way to provide the framework from the discipline in meeting up at work with the freedom from working from home. Can't wait to share it here soon.

kelvin0 11y ago

Working from home for many years, here's my take: * Discipline to start your day, but also to end it. * You need to dedicate an area to be your office and come and leave it as if you had to commute to work. * Go out and socialize! Especially for introverts, it's easy for us to neglect some social balance. * At the end of the day, make sure you switch into activities which will 'switch' you off work and into something else (working out? Hobby? Kids homework?)

stevesearer 11y ago
Your first point was too hard for me so I ended up renting an office of my own. It is close enough that I can walk (20 minutes) and that is a great way to switch my work brain on or off. Socializing for me is usually lunch with friends, though I do have an officemate so there is some general banter there.
bcl 11y ago
Good list. I would also add: * Door on dedicated space. * Pants. Or some other work like ritual to convince your brain you are 'going' to work.
- majewsky 11y ago
  The last point sounds interesting. Gonna try that next time I do home office (which I only do when really necessary, e.g. because of craftsmen appointments at my home).
- dontstopnowbaby 11y ago
  Exactly. Switching between work, family, and personal time became difficuly in the beginning because i literally brought my work home with me. Luckily i have my wife yo remind me at times. The pants part sounds interesting... ill try that for a week and see how it goes.

ThomPete 11y ago

I am working on something that should hopefully solve that for people working remotely. I.e. a way to provide the framework from the discipline in meeting up at work with the freedom from working from home. Can't wait to share it here soon.