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I have learned the hard way that I am not good at remote work. I recognize that I'm in the minority here, but I actually need to get up, have a shower, leave m

by jmkni 7y ago

I have learned the hard way that I am not good at remote work. I recognize that I'm in the minority here, but I actually need to get up, have a shower, leave my flat and go into an office with people for my mental health. I have zero issue with other people working remotely, in fact I envy them.

phatbyte 7y ago
Have you tried a co-working space? For me it helped me a lot
qwerty123456aa 7y ago
Sounds like your only social life is from work.
- jmkni 7y ago
  It's not even that, it's like I mentally have trouble kick-starting my day without going through that routine of having a shower, brushing my teeth, leaving the flat. When WFH, some days I am no further along at 3pm than I was at 9pm, then come the deadlines. Definitely something I wish I had figured out years earlier.
  - theNJR 7y ago
    It is beyond critical that you keep your routine! Remote or not. Wake up, gym, shower, etc.
- jzoch 7y ago
  I feel the same as op and struggle to work from home but my social life is plenty active outside work. I would describe it more like a preference to not have a TV in your bedroom. It helps to have that separation. The suggestion to try a coworking space is maybe a good one because I know many friends that are fine waking up and working in pajamas but I have to shower and leave the house to feel good about my headspace
beams_of_light 7y ago
I used to think I was good at working remotely, but lately have had a similar revelation. It's magnified by the fact that my entire team is remote, so even when I go into the office, it's not the team's office - it's a remote office. I can focus pretty well at home, as my kids are adults and my wife works, but this aspect of it is becoming a problem that I am looking for other ways to solve in another way than "go to the office and talk to people".

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I have learned the hard way that I am not good at remote work. I recognize that I'm in the minority here, but I actually need to get up, have a shower, leave m

by jmkni 7y ago

phatbyte 7y ago
Have you tried a co-working space? For me it helped me a lot
qwerty123456aa 7y ago
Sounds like your only social life is from work.
- jmkni 7y ago
  It's not even that, it's like I mentally have trouble kick-starting my day without going through that routine of having a shower, brushing my teeth, leaving the flat. When WFH, some days I am no further along at 3pm than I was at 9pm, then come the deadlines. Definitely something I wish I had figured out years earlier.
  - theNJR 7y ago
    It is beyond critical that you keep your routine! Remote or not. Wake up, gym, shower, etc.
- jzoch 7y ago
  I feel the same as op and struggle to work from home but my social life is plenty active outside work. I would describe it more like a preference to not have a TV in your bedroom. It helps to have that separation. The suggestion to try a coworking space is maybe a good one because I know many friends that are fine waking up and working in pajamas but I have to shower and leave the house to feel good about my headspace
beams_of_light 7y ago
I used to think I was good at working remotely, but lately have had a similar revelation. It's magnified by the fact that my entire team is remote, so even when I go into the office, it's not the team's office - it's a remote office. I can focus pretty well at home, as my kids are adults and my wife works, but this aspect of it is becoming a problem that I am looking for other ways to solve in another way than "go to the office and talk to people".