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> It's starting to affect my psyche As someone who has worked from home for years, more people and companies need to pay attention to this. It's very, very eas
by puranjay 6y ago
> It's starting to affect my psyche
As someone who has worked from home for years, more people and companies need to pay attention to this. It's very, very easy to stay glued to the computer all day, not get any movement, and get cabin fever, especially if you don't live with family.
It took me years of discipline before I could build the habits to make long-term work from home feasible. So many others I know - including in my family - struggle to separate work and personal lives when working from home.
I predict all these companies are going to find that their workers productivity and morale are crashing in six months.
Fixing remote worker loneliness and cabin fever is going to be one of the biggest - and most important - problems in the next few years.
- rabidrat 6y agoWhat kinds of habits or practices have you found that help with this?
- puranjay 6y ago1. Keep hard schedules. Work stops at 6pm no matter what (outside of emergencies). This sounds easy but it's tough to stick to. 2. Get some sunlight everyday. Even if its for 5 minutes. 3. Physically separate the work area from everything else. This might not be possible for everyone, but I have my office at the far end of the house. I use it only for work, nothing else. I even have a separate room with another computer for all personal work/games. Walking from the living area to the office creates a sort of "commute" which mentally switches you on/off for work.