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You want a static IP address for at least one on-all-the-time box to route all traffic through and get a domain pointed at it. You don't want to have to deal with an ISP that thinks they can determine which ports you want open.
1. Have a dedicated area that you only perform work. Don’t use kitchen table. It’s good for your mental health to have a dedicated area where you only work and when you’re not “at work” - don’t use that area. 2. Get dressed for “work”, including shoes. Don’t make you’re comfortable as if you just rolled out of bed and wearing sleep clothes. Get up. Get dressed. Putting on shoes is important. It tricks your mind into…
I'd like to offer a dissenting point of view on some of this. I roll out of bed, put on comfy pants, and shamble over to my work/ gaming pc. When I get hungry I go cook something. When I need to think through a problem I go clean the house, do dishes, or lay back in a comfy chair and think. If I need to get something done around the house or run an errand, I just go do it. If I need a nap, I take one. I do try to get…
However, I love my job. I can imagine that if it felt like more of a chore, and I didn't really want to do it, I might need that "strict separation" to put me in a work mindset.
https://www.culturefoundry.com/cultivate/digital-agency-life...
Try to avoid/mitigate them :)
As someone 90 days into a full remote from home job, I would highly recommend you meditate on whether you are the sort of person that actually wants to exist in what could effectively be a prison in the shape of your home. (Or wherever you decide to work from.) I have seriously underestimated how important human contact is, even if just with effective strangers. If it's not compatible with you, you will start a count…
I can do almost 100% of my job remotely and so I work from home one day a week. I could do more work from home, but my coworkers can't do their jobs remotely so I don't want it to be unfair for them.
Personally I would recommend against going back to your old job, even if they welcome you back. That won't look good on a resume. Give yourself some time, let your superiors know that this is an adjustment for you and they should be understanding.
My personal advice is to make sure you do not work too much the first couple months. It is easy to let work become a pervasive part of your life when your office is always right there. So find ways to make a clear break between when you are working and when you are not.
At the same time, do not just replicate the office experience in your home. People who set aside a desk, get dressed, and work standard hours from home are completely missing the freedom of the experience. I tend to work in blocks of time over 12 hours each day... I get up early (4 AM), work for a couple hours, then have breakfast with my family... then work more, then go on a walk with my wife, then work more, etc. If I need a break, I will stop and play a game for 15 minutes or so. I take lunches, I run errands, I do things. After 4 PM, I shut work down for the evening and just spend it with family or on hobbies. Find the balance that maximizes your productivity for work, but that also lets you enjoy flexibility and freedom.
Roll out of bed whenever and work in my PJs? Not when my meetings are all over video.
Change up my work hours to take random long breaks and work odd hours? Not when a fair portion of my work is collaborative.
You need to take the time to find out what works for you.
1. Have a dedicated area that you only perform work. Don’t use kitchen table. It’s good for your mental health to have a dedicated area where you only work and when you’re not “at work” - don’t use that area. 2. Get dressed for “work”, including shoes. Don’t make you’re comfortable as if you just rolled out of bed and wearing sleep clothes. Get up. Get dressed. Putting on shoes is important. It tricks your mind into…
I think it depends on the person really... just a data point.