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I'm having a hard time finding motivation when working remotely. There are days when it is hard staying motivated working remotely or just spending so many hours of your day at home. Does anyone here feels the same?
I'd say try to enjoy this, focus on things other than work for now.
Same here. I tried pomodoro for a while but that was just not sustainable. I have no spark or enthusiasm for 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 that sounds but I have to just force myself to do it. I have the opposite problem with my own projects... I work on them to a fault so I'm not sure how to resolve this other than to start my own business.
It wouldn't replace being in an office but some of their features definitely helps create a sense of being somewhere else such as having a desk, meeting areas etc.
What I am currently trying to do is to find a office space just for myself close by but that has proven pretty hard since everybody is expecting to write contract for > 6 months.
Let me ask you: How often do you exercise? Do you meditate? When was the last time you lost yourself on a good walk? Have you been taking vitamin D supplements (important for us northerners during the winter)? Lastly, when was the last time you met up with a few friends for coffee (if viable in your location)?
1. Exercising well (45-60 min of strenuous exercise, 4-6 days per week, walks for sun exposure)
2. Eating well (limited junk food, no alcohol, no eating outside of a fixed time window, home cooked, mostly veggies)
3. Sleeping well (8 hours, consistent timing, early to bed, no caffeine after noon)
In the before times, most of us went to offices and we got into "work" mode. Offices are specifically designed for that. An astonishing amount of GDP is spent on offices to "encourage" you to focus.
In these times, I highly recommend a dedicated physical location in your home where you try to only do work (an office if you have a house, a small desk if you have an apartment). Working on the couch does not work for me. In fact, it makes it worse.
If you can manage it, put your phone as far as physically away from possible. The phone is a pandora's box of distraction. I don't care how much self-control you have or if you have turned all notifications. If you can have it within arms-length, you are always within arms reach of losing focus.