Post by ChillyMcFreeze on May 29, 2012 21:11:07 GMT -5
I worked from home for a year. I hated it because I never quite got the discipline part down, but it only took me a few times of having to work past 10 p.m. because I dicked around all day to realize that I needed to set benchmarks. In my case, I was writing, so I committed to writing a certain number of articles before lunch and have my daily batch done by, say, 4 p.m.
Also, ditto the importance of getting ready for the day. Trying to work in my pjs just felt like a day off, and my productivity really suffered. I got up early, got ready and "clocked in" at a certain time to get into work mode.
Working from home rocks. It helps if you separate an area to be the work area. It doesn't matter what you're wearing, eating or drinking as long while you work as long as your boss is happy with your work product.
I hope the surgery goes well. Suck on the public bleed through episode. Sorry that happened to you.