Title: Advice for working remotely from home | |
Author: Solène | |
Date: 17 March 2020 | |
Tags: life | |
Description: | |
Hello, | |
A few days ago, as someone working remotely since 3 years I published | |
some tips | |
to help new remote workers to feel more confident into their new | |
workplace: home | |
I've been told I should publish it on my blog so it's easier to share | |
the | |
information, so here it is. | |
- dedicate some space to your work area, if you use a laptop try to | |
dedicate a | |
table corner for it, so you don't have to remove your "work station" | |
all the | |
time | |
- keep track of the time, remember to drink and stand up / walk every | |
hour, you | |
can set an alarm every hour to remember or use software like | |
http://www.workrave.org/ or https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly | |
which are | |
very useful. If you are alone at home, you may lose track of time so | |
this is | |
important. | |
- don't forget to keep your phone at hand if you use it for | |
communication with | |
colleagues. Think that they may only know your phone number, so it's | |
their | |
only way to reach you | |
- keep some routine for lunch, you should eat correctly and take the | |
time to do | |
so, avoid eating in front of the computer | |
- don't work too much after work hours, do like at your workplace, | |
leave work | |
when you feel it's time to and shutdown everything related to work, | |
it's a | |
common trap to want to do more and keep an eye on mails, don't fall | |
into it. | |
- depending on your social skills, work field and colleagues, speak | |
with others | |
(phone, text whatever), it's important to keep social links. | |
Here are some others tips from [Jason | |
Robinson](https://jasonrobinson.me) | |
- after work, distance yourself from the work time by taking a short | |
walk | |
outside, cooking, doing laundry, or anything that gets you away from | |
the work | |
area and cuts the flow. | |
- take at least one walk outside if possible during the day time to get | |
fresh air. | |
- get a desk that can be adjusted for both standing and sitting. | |
I hope those advices will help you going through the crisis, take care | |
of | |
yourselves. |