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The pre-WFH work 10-15 minutes away from home routine had, for me, the same hidden benefit. Now that I've been 100% WFH for 14 months, I've realized how easy i
by zentiggr 5y ago
The pre-WFH work 10-15 minutes away from home routine had, for me, the same hidden benefit.
Now that I've been 100% WFH for 14 months, I've realized how easy it is to just get caught up even deeper in the assumption that "you're home, can you do _?" and wind up devoting more and more time to the house and projects and the pets and realize that the last time I was in a space by myself, at least briefly not 'monitoring' or 'on deck', was how many days/weeks ago?
That time where I'm not on call every second to potentially deal with a pet or household or any other 'now' thing, is way more precious than I realized. I've survived with very little of it this past year.
- Apocryphon 5y agoBut this sounds like a personal boundaries matter that's helped by having a work commute, but not dependent upon it. Perhaps the commute could be replaced with a dedicated time for oneself for a walk, fitness, meditation, etc. That time shouldn't be (indirectly) provided by one's employer.
- Freestyler_3 5y agosmall ridiculous example: Boss my marriage is failing, can you give me more overtime so my wife will love me more.
- hnlmorg 5y agoYou're right, that is a ridiculous example that misses the point of what I was saying.
- hnlmorg 5y agoIn theory yes. But you have to be disciplined to do this yourself (it's so easy not to bother when we have a world of distractions and comfort at home). Ultimately though, I'm not suggesting people take up long commutes for the sake of meditation, I'm just saying long commutes aren't necessarily dead time.