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> Even with all the annoyances I found when working from home I had a lot of trouble “stopping” — it felt like I was always at work. I'm curious because I neve
by clarry 7y ago
> Even with all the annoyances I found when working from home I had a lot of trouble “stopping” — it felt like I was always at work.
I'm curious because I never had this problem...
Did you have a dedicated computer & desk for work? Did you have a work room?
I started without a work room, but I got a work laptop & desk with none of my personal stuff on it; and none of my work stuff was on my personal devices. I put these in the kitchen where I don't normally hang out much. Once I'm done working, I go to another room where most of my personal life is. I never had this feeling that I'm "always at work", and work/life balance got strictly better than it ever was with any commute.
- breatheoften 7y agoI didn’t have a dedicated room for work — I had a standing desk setup in my bedroom ... a private office would’ve been nice and probably works a lot better but housing in Denver area makes having an own home office not that much cheaper cost wise than just getting a reserved desk at a coworking space ... I also think I might still struggle with “stopping work” if my compute is all right there a room or two away ... it’s the difference between “oh, some email i can take care of this right now” and “oh an email, this can wait until tomorrow” — if I bias myself toward the first I will probably end up expecting that to be the way I behave and eventually punishing myself with internal guilt when I chose the other ...