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What do you do for monitors? I need 4 screens.
Really? People are plenty productive on a single monitor every day. I have no idea what you do or who you work for, but it seems like "need" might be a bit of an exaggeration.
There are also some days where my wife just has 0 respect for my office door and just keeps walking in interrupting me until she sees me look at her with that specific stay the fuck away, but remember I love you, look. Years of doing this has led to a balance but it takes time to get to, and some days it just doesn't work to be honest. If I know I have a critical day coming up, I always prep my family ahead of time, if it becomes one of those days midway through, I lock the door and tell them to give me time. They have figured this out and it works pretty good now without any friction or hurt feelings.
Outside of this, I also like to schedule and spend time at hot desk spaces some days and just go to a coffee shop or similar places other times. It helps to just have a different physical view some days IMO. I also will just sometimes leave the house without a destination and find a corner in a park or near the ocean and work, which anyplace near water is my personal heaven, so that usually lets me function and refocus some which is helpful.
I have done super critical conference calls from my truck when I am out or even from my back yard with just a quick finger for mute. Honestly sometimes I think this is better for me personally, because being outside and walking around almost helps me think clearer some days. I figured this out when I worked in the office actually, as I used to use walking (outside) meetings as a way to do 1-1's.
Im having the same challenges. In my case working from home not by choice, and will likely continue to be remote for a few more months. Its not too bad when the kids are at school, but my biggest challenge is to convince my wife that 'I'm working' I keep telling her 'No, I cannot watch the baby or run errands' because I need to focus on what I'm doing. She tells me she understands ,but after a few days it starts agai…
> I've seen other guys working from coffee shops, that somehow take phone calls and attend meetings ,and I can barely hear them. If I ever master that skill "speaking quietly, yet clearly without actually whispering" it would make a big difference in my life. First step is to get a good mic.
Anyone rent dedicated office space? By that I mean 4 walls and a door that you can close. I was thinking that if I ever get back into full-time remote work I might try to find something like 100 sq. feet to rent.
I'm renting a private office space where I do my work as a remote contractor. It's glorious; it's also my firm's biggest expense, but hey, life quality. For various reasons I'll be terminating the lease soon. Instead I'll spend money on renting a bigger apartment—one with a room dedicated as an office. Four walls and a door is the only way to work as far as I'm concerned. Stable internet, my own printer, silence, com…