Ask HN: How to stay focused and motivated working from home?

Post by askafriend » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 6:00 PM UTC

dominotw wrote: post #23

mehphp wrote: post #6

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Just curious, in what way did pomodoro because unsustainable? I don't use it all the time but mostly when I don't feel the "spark" to work. I've tried many things but I've come to the conclusion that I will never have the same motivation for tasks I'm not interested in. I've found that if I sit around and wait for that motivation to hit, it will never come so it basically boils down to "just doing it". I know how tha…

pomodoro was making me really unhappy, i cannot explain it :)

Post by dublin » Mon, Mar 08, 2021, 7:13 PM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #78

crispyambulance wrote: post #67

Many folks have been going through this. It sucks, and what works for some may not work with others. Things that have helped me: * Clear the goddamn desk. Things on your desk other than what you need is a distraction even if you see them and don't act on them. * If you're like me, you have certain pavlovian impulses to hit up your favorite social media sites. HN has anti-procrastination features, use them. There's al…

To add to the desk and HN thing: Keep your work and private computer separate. Makes it much easier to do work when on the work machine and social network stuff when on the personal machine. Failing that, have two separate accounts on your computer. If possible, take breaks and lunch in a separate room from the computer.