What's your favourite remote work setting?

@gabriele_jusaityte What strategies have worked for you? I find it very hard to separate work from personal life at home...

@dhruv_bhatia Well...I tried to distribute tasks into timeframes (didn't work - estimates usually were off), then I tried to-do lists which I would need to follow chronologically (I will have lunch only after I finish 'x') and this worked probably the longest, but some things that are out of your control can easily change your plans, and I'm then you are back to square one 😅 Now I'm trying to 'book' time for work - for instance from 12pm to 5pm I'm in 'do not disturb' mode and anything that comes my way during this time should be ignored. All of this is some sort of mind game, but without it I'm usually all over the place 😅 As with personal life - it is great to have some rules as well, especially when you're a founder/maker/etc, as it usually feels that if you're having some time off, you're not working hard enough. Though I believe that the opposite is true - when you're rested, had spent quality time with friends/family and yourself, you can be more creative, motivated and in the end of the day - more happy. So, I also try to intentionally 'book' time for everything else, but work 👌

@gabriele_jusaityte very insightful, sounds like a "divide and conquer" strategy

@dhruv_bhatia haha, it sort of is! 😅 What about you? You mentioned that you find it hard to achieve work-life balance, have you experimented with rules/strategies/etc?

@gabriele_jusaityte I try to follow processes without focusing on goals and believe in habit stacking. For example, if I don't feel like doing work, I force myself to do just one more task and then I feel great about myself 😅. I basically follow James Clear's Atomic Habits

@nicolaas_spijker agreed. I wonder if co-working spaces will boom suddenly post-pandemic

@dhruv_bhatia I think in the start-up and remote workers' scene it could see some growth. For people working for larger companies I'm more skeptical considering that larger companies would not really support people going to a co-working space if they have an office somewhere within transport distances pre-corona (I feel, no personal experience in this though), and if they don't reimburse the cost it's an important hurdle...

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@hanas_roberto good analysis, what if you switch it around quite a bit and your city has many coffeeshops?

@dhruv_bhatia The city does not lack coffee shops :D plenty of places to work from if one would desire. Maybe not as many as London but a decent enough number so that one could constantly rotate. My city does lack co-working spaces. Ps. With the Covid situation - I found that going to the University campus is also a good option. ( not as many students to distract and full of fun new places to work from. ) Especially if you're in dear need of something new.

@nova_n interesting. I find it hard to separate work from personal life at home...Any tips for achieving this?

@dhruv_bhatia have a routine :)

@vladojsem interesting point...I guess depending on the nature of your work, home might be a better option than working from a coffee shop.

@itsemma totally, this time of the year heat is sooo needed.

@itsemma The separate space for context isolation is definitely something to take advantage of! How did you deal with no commute ( basically no context isolation ) before you got the studio space?

@hanas_roberto I have certain items and tools that I only interact with when doing work: a pair of over-ear headphones, a specific mug for tea, a set a playlists/albums that I listen to. I train my attention to be on work while using them. They become a tool with consistent use to help code switch to different aspects of my day.

@luke_v Nice! How do you manage to separate work from your personal life?

@fffabs exactly what I've been feeling ;)

@vinayp10 same here :)