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I met a guy that was in your situation. He would wake up with an alarm clock, shower, get dressed "properly", eat etc. Then leave the house and walk in a prede

by air7 6y ago

I met a guy that was in your situation. He would wake up with an alarm clock, shower, get dressed "properly", eat etc. Then leave the house and walk in a predetermined path around the block to arrive back at his house for "work". When work was over (at a set time) he would get up, leave the house again, walk the path in reverse, and arrive "home". ymmv.

snoozypants 6y ago
I love this.
eru 6y ago
I was going to suggest to take a walk, but this is even better.
ayushchat 6y ago
This is fantastic, going to try it out tomorrow
muzani 6y ago
I follow the same routine. Make sure to hug the kids and never let them in the room. I realized the walk makes quite a big difference, especially with cabin fever in quarantine.
madcol 6y ago
One other thing that can help is if you have a badge, lanyard or work clothes you put them on when you start work and take them off when you finish as you might in the office as normal. Assuming you work in an office that is.
- mindcrime 6y ago
  lanyard Hah! I just realized, I haven't seen my lanyard / "dork badge" in like 4 months. If/when we are asked to return to the office, I'll probably never find the darn thing.
  - btgeekboy 6y ago
    Funny, I've not even used my work backpack in months now. Last I remember I put my badge in one of the pockets. I assume it's still there...
NiceWayToDoIT 6y ago
Very good way to avoid burnouts
atorodius 6y ago
Did this for a while. For anyone trying this, make sure the path is decently long (15min is nice in my experience), and that you build it into your morning routine - for me, I was not allowed to take my coffee before going for the walk.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  Lol same idea... except that the morning commute was getting coffee. There were 2-3 places near me, and a 4th that is kinda far, so I'd throw in an extra around-the-block if I went to a closer one. But yeah, get out, get moving. Inertia, man.
dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
If you can, use a bike instead of walking for the same amount of time - you might love the long-term results.
znpy 6y ago
this is actually a nice idea, I'll try that.

by air7 6y ago

snoozypants 6y ago

I love this.

eru 6y ago

I was going to suggest to take a walk, but this is even better.

ayushchat 6y ago

This is fantastic, going to try it out tomorrow

muzani 6y ago

I follow the same routine. Make sure to hug the kids and never let them in the room. I realized the walk makes quite a big difference, especially with cabin fever in quarantine.

madcol 6y ago

One other thing that can help is if you have a badge, lanyard or work clothes you put them on when you start work and take them off when you finish as you might in the office as normal. Assuming you work in an office that is.

mindcrime 6y ago
lanyard Hah! I just realized, I haven't seen my lanyard / "dork badge" in like 4 months. If/when we are asked to return to the office, I'll probably never find the darn thing.
- btgeekboy 6y ago
  Funny, I've not even used my work backpack in months now. Last I remember I put my badge in one of the pockets. I assume it's still there...

NiceWayToDoIT 6y ago

Very good way to avoid burnouts

atorodius 6y ago

Did this for a while. For anyone trying this, make sure the path is decently long (15min is nice in my experience), and that you build it into your morning routine - for me, I was not allowed to take my coffee before going for the walk.

blaser-waffle 6y ago
Lol same idea... except that the morning commute was getting coffee. There were 2-3 places near me, and a 4th that is kinda far, so I'd throw in an extra around-the-block if I went to a closer one. But yeah, get out, get moving. Inertia, man.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago

If you can, use a bike instead of walking for the same amount of time - you might love the long-term results.

znpy 6y ago

this is actually a nice idea, I'll try that.