work from home tips (from an actual pro), a series:
#1. If you can, keep away from your bed while working (tempting if you're on a laptop), if you can't, cover the bed with a different color of blanket so your brain doesn't confuse signals (am I working? am I sleeping?)
#1. If you can, keep away from your bed while working (tempting if you're on a laptop), if you can't, cover the bed with a different color of blanket so your brain doesn't confuse signals (am I working? am I sleeping?)
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#2. Install OutStanding in your browser, it'll remind you to stand up and scare you with stats on heart disease due to sedentary lifestyles. It does this even when minimized, i.e. even if you're working on other programs.
#2. Install OutStanding in your browser, it'll remind you to stand up and scare you with stats on heart disease due to sedentary lifestyles. It does this even when minimized, i.e. even if you're working on other programs.
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#3. HYDRATE. Keep sipping throughout the day and before you know it you'll have drank the elusive 3-liter gold standard (or more!).
#3. HYDRATE. Keep sipping throughout the day and before you know it you'll have drank the elusive 3-liter gold standard (or more!).
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#4. Over-communicate with your team so they don't forget you exist. Not sure if this is a tip or a tic, but I appreciate work mates who check in randomly, as if we were at the workplace and they were offering me a cookie.
#4. Over-communicate with your team so they don't forget you exist. Not sure if this is a tip or a tic, but I appreciate work mates who check in randomly, as if we were at the workplace and they were offering me a cookie.
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#5. Use emojis in chat but don't overuse them. There's a lot missing from chat that you can only see in face-to-face communications. By all means overcompensate. Or repeat the last letter of your last word for funnnn
#5. Use emojis in chat but don't overuse them. There's a lot missing from chat that you can only see in face-to-face communications. By all means overcompensate. Or repeat the last letter of your last word for funnnn
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#6. Figure out your working style and frequently take stock of what's working and what's not. For instance, putting on my earphones is me telling my body I'm ready for work even if there's no music. Hack yourself.
#6. Figure out your working style and frequently take stock of what's working and what's not. For instance, putting on my earphones is me telling my body I'm ready for work even if there's no music. Hack yourself.
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#7. General productivity hack that's incredibly useful when there's a blurring of boundaries: TO DO LISTS. Also make ticking off a task as done as ceremonial as can be. I curtsy after tasks or give myself a thumbs up if busy.
#7. General productivity hack that's incredibly useful when there's a blurring of boundaries: TO DO LISTS. Also make ticking off a task as done as ceremonial as can be. I curtsy after tasks or give myself a thumbs up if busy.
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#8. Establish boundaries. When you're done with work at a certain time, say you're done and mean it. Otherwise you will never sleep. Believe me.
#8. Establish boundaries. When you're done with work at a certain time, say you're done and mean it. Otherwise you will never sleep. Believe me.
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#9. Establish boundaries! Keep meal times sacred. Focus on the food and whoever's joining you. This is so your brain can get a real break, and so you can come back to work at your desk at least mentally refreshed.
#9. Establish boundaries! Keep meal times sacred. Focus on the food and whoever's joining you. This is so your brain can get a real break, and so you can come back to work at your desk at least mentally refreshed.
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#10. Plan for failure. For the WFH worker, that sometimes means disappearing into an internet rabbit hole, or entertaining lovely intruders. Accept what's happened, (okay, sigh) back up, change gears. IT'S OKAY! WFH IS HARD!
#10. Plan for failure. For the WFH worker, that sometimes means disappearing into an internet rabbit hole, or entertaining lovely intruders. Accept what's happened, (okay, sigh) back up, change gears. IT'S OKAY! WFH IS HARD!
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#11. Take a bath. For hygiene yes, but also for mental health. You can't imagine the impact of a quick shower in achieving that ready-for-the-day vibe. I can, because I've tried otherwise. It no good
#11. Take a bath. For hygiene yes, but also for mental health. You can't imagine the impact of a quick shower in achieving that ready-for-the-day vibe. I can, because I've tried otherwise. It no good
