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If you're flexible about the second 30, I find this works really well with working from home, because the second 30 can be typical personal chores. Wake up, wor

by ojbyrne 16y ago

If you're flexible about the second 30, I find this works really well with working from home, because the second 30 can be typical personal chores. Wake up, work for a bit, then make coffee. Work some more, then eat breakfast. Work some more, then have a shower. Work some more, go for a walk. Etc, etc. Sometimes 5-10 minute breaks, sometimes an hour or more.

amadiver 16y ago
I'd be worried about intermixing work + life like that. I've recently tried to be better about keeping my mornings and nights work-free, and I feel better because of it. Do you find that to be a problem at all, and if so, how do you deal with it?
- mike_esspe 16y ago
  When your work is fun, that is not a problem at all.
- ojbyrne 16y ago
  Yeah its an issue. But if there are personal chore-like things you have to anyway, you'd be allocating time out of your non-work hours for them anyway.
- cullenking 16y ago
  Don't mix personal life (people) and work this way, but for random chores it's fine. I try to give the dog three walks a day this way, which really helps both our sanity. Additionally, I try to get some stretching/pushups/situp breaks mixed in this way. I am not strict (meaning, don't at all) about following a particular timing, just when I feel my brain start to wander. I'll be trying to follow something more strict this week to see if there is something to it.
  - ojbyrne 16y ago
    I've been a programmer of one sort or another for close to 30 years. Personal life?
    - cullenking 16y ago
      I was thinking of my situation when I mentioned this - working from home and having roommates is rough. It's too easy to have a girlfriend or roommate distract you in your ten minute break. My girlfriend assumes I am fair game if I come out of my office, even after repeated "i am at work" conversations. I think most people just don't understand working from hom and how difficult to stay on track it can be.

by ojbyrne 16y ago

amadiver 16y ago

I'd be worried about intermixing work + life like that. I've recently tried to be better about keeping my mornings and nights work-free, and I feel better because of it. Do you find that to be a problem at all, and if so, how do you deal with it?

mike_esspe 16y ago
When your work is fun, that is not a problem at all.
ojbyrne 16y ago
Yeah its an issue. But if there are personal chore-like things you have to anyway, you'd be allocating time out of your non-work hours for them anyway.
cullenking 16y ago
Don't mix personal life (people) and work this way, but for random chores it's fine. I try to give the dog three walks a day this way, which really helps both our sanity. Additionally, I try to get some stretching/pushups/situp breaks mixed in this way. I am not strict (meaning, don't at all) about following a particular timing, just when I feel my brain start to wander. I'll be trying to follow something more strict this week to see if there is something to it.
- ojbyrne 16y ago
  I've been a programmer of one sort or another for close to 30 years. Personal life?
  - cullenking 16y ago
    I was thinking of my situation when I mentioned this - working from home and having roommates is rough. It's too easy to have a girlfriend or roommate distract you in your ten minute break. My girlfriend assumes I am fair game if I come out of my office, even after repeated "i am at work" conversations. I think most people just don't understand working from hom and how difficult to stay on track it can be.