I've been working from home since August 2010. The part where you get up on time, shower, shave, dress well, etc, is very important, as the author says. It's p

I've been working from home since August 2010. The part where you get up on time, shower, shave, dress well, etc, is very important, as the author says. It's psychological - you're gearing yourself up for a day of work. If there is no physical differentiation between a work day and an off-day, the two will start to blend together in icky ways. For this reason, even though in general I am a very lazy person, I always do this. I always clean up, always dress properly, and have a part of my home I only use for work. I also have meetings every day on Skype, so if I look like a hobo people will know about it. On the other hand, I do clean and sometimes cook during the work day. I make sure to get my work done, but since I'm at home I try to get some mundane things done so I don't have to do them when I'm off. I work for a place that encourages a balance of life and work, so this is more in line with what others at my workplace are doing (ie, I'm not slacking relative to my coworkers). Being social is still something I am struggling with. Since I work alone and I don't have nerd friends, having someone to talk tech with is kinda missing from my life right now. The tech scene in my city is good but I just haven't been taking advantage of it by going to events and meeting people. In general, being around people is less frequent now, so it's more distracting when it happens. I have been sort of letting this happen rather than trying to fix it.