How to work from home

Get an animal that wakes you up early in the morning. I have a cat who wakes me up at 4am.

Spend time in the morning tending to your animal and yourself, feeding both of you. That is: Cook your breakfast or otherwise prepare a tasty one. If you're not a breakfast person, prepare lunch. Clean up after yourself.

If you can, do you food shopping in the morning. Ask yourself: What other things can I get done (or partially done - tinkering / puttering is fine!) in the morning hours?

Eat and drink in the kitchen / dining area, or outside your home. The only exception is water, which you may bring into your office.

Prepare a dedicated space where you do work. If you cannot dedicate a whole room, dedicate a part of an area. Avoid dedicating parts of the kitchen or parts of your bedroom.

Spend energy optimising your spaces. Don't wait for someone else to approve spending on your office space. Spend money wisely to improve your work area. If you can get some of the money back from your employer, then all the better. Also spend energy optimising your other areas. Do some home building.

Go outside and see people. I take daily walks (morning and/or over lunch and/or after work). If you are new to your area, pick a cafe (or a convenience store) that you go to regularly, so that they start recognising you. This can easily be combined with lunch.

After work, you're off. You've been a productive person since the early hours, so you can allow yourself to just relax and spend time with people you care about.

Go to sleep. As you know you have time in the morning to zone out, prepare things, play games, you can allow yourself to go to bed early/earlier.

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