same-time communication: you schedule a time to do it. send them an email, say i would like to discuss the following issues, when is good for you. at the very m

same-time communication: you schedule a time to do it. send them an email, say i would like to discuss the following issues, when is good for you. at the very most you'll need to do something else for a few hours till then. start/stop: if you find time a useful way to plan things, just set yourself a "work time" and stick to it. it might require a bit of self-discipline that office work doesn't, but after a while you'll get used to thinking of that block of time as work. the nice bit is that it can be, e.g. 7-12, siesta, 3-5 if you prefer that to a straight 9-5. schedule: you can still plan things out in man-days. people are responsible for arranging their time so that they put in that much work; it just doesn't need to be 9-5 every day. supporting equipment: there are companies that will let you expense some of your equipment and internet bills; others see providing your own equipment as a tradeoff for not having to come in to the office.