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I've been working from home for the last 5 years or so. The best tip I can give anyone is to "act" like you're at an office. I set up a spare bedroom as an off

I've been working from home for the last 5 years or so. The best tip I can give anyone is to "act" like you're at an office. I set up a spare bedroom as an office. I have it set up like an office, and I keep non-officy stuff out of that room. I get dressed for work every morning in casual attire, but I impose a personal requirement that my shirt has to have a collar (usually a polo). I keep an open Skype channel with my remote office as frequently as possible, even if I'm not talking to the person on the other end. The sounds of an office on the other side help me keep the office mindset. Basically, I solve the problem by pretending that I'm in an office. Maybe that's silly, but it's worked really well for me.

MarlonPro 15y ago
You're spot on! Treat your home office as a corporate office. I wonder if anyone is allowed to wear his pajamas in the office. If you're in your home office, do the same. Respect your home office. Treat your office as you would any typical corporate office :-)
qzio 15y ago
To me that sounds like you actually want to work in an ordinary office. I worked from home for a couple of years, but I'm currently working from an ordinary "open" office I was far more productive when I worked from home, in an asynchronous team, with less interruptions. However, I do think a lot of people are -more- productive in an ordinary office environment. I think different stuff works for different people, I don't think we're all the same.
- MarlonPro 15y ago
  You're right, it depends. It depends mainly on the industry one is working in and also, I should add, the type of personality. Outgoing, extrovert people may have a had time working from a home-office :-)