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Not really relating to this. While I'm working from home I just put my headphones on and ignore everyone else at home. Are you not able to do this?

• easton 6y ago
  People often consider it impolite, regardless of what you’re doing (I had to find more and more ways to work around it with my parents during lockdown because getting pulled out of flow when trying to do schoolwork was aggravating). explaining didn’t seem to help, they didn’t understand why I couldn’t just quickly do X.
  • tluyben2 6y ago
    > impolite While that is true if it's just some singular instance, when living with people (parents, spouses, kids, roommates) it is better to explain it once or twice and after that, just be impolite. Even for the simple reason that they are actually the impolite ones for not respecting your process.
    • Kye 6y ago
      That's great for people living/working with people who have a healthy respect for boundaries, but not everyone has that luxury. Boundary issues are rampant, especially in families.
      • balfirevic 6y ago
        Boundaries need to be enforced. That's hard to do if you shy too much from being perceived as impolite. Everyone has a different level of conflict tolerance, of course. But letting someone know that they are being rude and disrespectful should be on the table.