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- Family interruptions - Family thinking that you actually don't work and instead thinking they can schedule tons of things to do while you're supposed to be w

- Family interruptions - Family thinking that you actually don't work and instead thinking they can schedule tons of things to do while you're supposed to be working - No boundaries in terms of when work ends and begins - Not leaving the house enough; eg getting tired of being home all the time

Jtsummers 5y ago
No kids here, and my wife works most weekdays as well (but out of the house, in a cubicle farm mostly answering calls so well isolated) so the first 2 points aren't a big issue for me. - No boundaries in terms of when work ends and begins I really struggled with this throughout last year. By the end of the year, though, I'd set up a home gym (this requires space, I have a basement rec room that was near perfect) and that became my end of day space. At 4:30pm I put on socks and gym shoes and go down there and exercise for 30-90 minutes every day (with spring and summer part of that was moved outside for running). I was no longer finding myself still at my work computer at 6pm, or turning it on at 7pm to see if I'd gotten responses to certain emails from people in other timezones. My day simply ended. It also helped to elevate my mood and reduce my anxiety as I was getting into better health. It's still hard to do with kids, and again you have to have the space for it. But it can work very well if you can pull it off. Even just getting out for a 30-minute run or walk after work is a nice disruption to help separate the work day from the non-work day (that was my routine when I worked in the office but couldn't stop thinking and stressing about work after the work day officially ended and I went home).
- threefiftyone 5y ago
  Boundaries are tough! But this is good advice. I've also seen that working days have increased in liquid hours, as it's easier to just go and "check your emails" in the night

Jtsummers 5y ago

No kids here, and my wife works most weekdays as well (but out of the house, in a cubicle farm mostly answering calls so well isolated) so the first 2 points aren't a big issue for me. - No boundaries in terms of when work ends and begins I really struggled with this throughout last year. By the end of the year, though, I'd set up a home gym (this requires space, I have a basement rec room that was near perfect) and that became my end of day space. At 4:30pm I put on socks and gym shoes and go down there and exercise for 30-90 minutes every day (with spring and summer part of that was moved outside for running). I was no longer finding myself still at my work computer at 6pm, or turning it on at 7pm to see if I'd gotten responses to certain emails from people in other timezones. My day simply ended. It also helped to elevate my mood and reduce my anxiety as I was getting into better health. It's still hard to do with kids, and again you have to have the space for it. But it can work very well if you can pull it off. Even just getting out for a 30-minute run or walk after work is a nice disruption to help separate the work day from the non-work day (that was my routine when I worked in the office but couldn't stop thinking and stressing about work after the work day officially ended and I went home).

threefiftyone 5y ago
Boundaries are tough! But this is good advice. I've also seen that working days have increased in liquid hours, as it's easier to just go and "check your emails" in the night