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I've also recently started working from (a temporary) home. A couple of remarks: - develop a good routine that keeps you moving. For me, it means: - working

by toumhi 16y ago

I've also recently started working from (a temporary) home. A couple of remarks: - develop a good routine that keeps you moving. For me, it means: - working from home from 9 to 12. - eat lunch at home - go to coffee shop to have coffee/work from there until 6 - stop working at 6 and do something else: sports, meet with friends etc. - big space/natural light is very important. Right now I'm in a tiny hotel room with no windows and I simply cannot work from there. So I'm all day in a coffee shop (in a new town, so no getting bored feeling yet). - Talk to other people about what you're doing (significant other, friends, etc) Try to explain progress you've made today. It can get pretty frustrating if you're spinning your wheels all day without nobody to talk about it. - If your work (and your finances) allows it, go somewhere else where you can stay for a week (friend or family place). I'm currently traveling in South-East Asia and it helps not to be locked in the same room all the time. - Get out and join classes. You're already doing it with gym classes, but maybe you could try something else if you don't like it.

hparra 16y ago
I agree with all the above. I eventually figured out why people work at Starbucks. Be nomadic. I've been exploring the idea of "hacking field trips": taking a train somewhere (which itself I've heard works) and staying with a friend to spend the downtime with. On a related note, when I was a teenager, I was diagnosed with ADD (no H) but was not told. Instead of medication, my parents took me to a behaviorist who insisted I always "get ready" for tasks that required focus. Even if it was the weekend and I was at home, I should take a shower, get dressed, and "splash on some cologne" before I even attempted to do my homework. He was real big on natural light too. In my case alertness and depression never seem to coincide.

by toumhi 16y ago

hparra 16y ago

I agree with all the above. I eventually figured out why people work at Starbucks. Be nomadic. I've been exploring the idea of "hacking field trips": taking a train somewhere (which itself I've heard works) and staying with a friend to spend the downtime with. On a related note, when I was a teenager, I was diagnosed with ADD (no H) but was not told. Instead of medication, my parents took me to a behaviorist who insisted I always "get ready" for tasks that required focus. Even if it was the weekend and I was at home, I should take a shower, get dressed, and "splash on some cologne" before I even attempted to do my homework. He was real big on natural light too. In my case alertness and depression never seem to coincide.