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I'm currently in a small house with older family members, and unfortunately the only room where the family computer is in. Deep concentration is also needed fo
by kradeelav 5y ago
I'm currently in a small house with older family members, and unfortunately the only room where the family computer is in. Deep concentration is also needed for my drawing work, and it's hard to maintain it if I don't have uninterrupted times for 4+ hours straight.
Part of it is having mature enough adults all the way around that can respect boundaries - if the door is closed, the room is not available. If the door is open, the room is available (even during work hours, let's say when I'm just catching up on emails.)
Something I've learned is there does need to be a little bit of negotiation - barring the room off for basically all of the working day isn't reasonable. So having those "up for air" moments is both a two-fold gift to myself (to remind me to get up, walk around, look at something else), and also a time where they can come in to talk and do their own projects on the family computer.
It does mean a lot of my heavier non-work drawing focus time gets shifted to night but them's the breaks for free rent. :)