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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
by 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 agoYour 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 agoGood 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 agoThe 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 agoExactly. 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.