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How can you work from home?
Like, for me its way too distracting, so I would totally loose myself between playing video games, browsing lemmy, and wanking
You just work inbetween those activities. In total you’d still get more done than at the office.
People never shut up at the office. I've seen multiple people do absolutely nothing but converse and distract others from working. I get plenty of social interaction from my relationship, friends, and family. I don't need it from work too.
We would have social butterflies make stops around people’s cubes to catch up on gossip during work hours all the time.
It starts out with an audible “Did you get my email?…” then 45 minutes of whispering then “Thanks, let me know what you think about the email…” then back to their desk. Rinse then repeat all day. Occasionally sure but it’s every day pretty much. Don’t miss it one bit.
Really depends on the work you do and your personality. For me being in the office makes it difficult to concentrate due to conversations going on around me. It's great for information gathering, but as soon as I need to do some deep thinking, it becomes a lot more challenging. Plus it's a lot less comfortable and I have to deal with the commute, taking up some of my energy before I even get into the office
That sounds like a self control issue on your end, not a general truth about humans
Some people need the setting change, many others do not. I am far less distracted by home stuff than all the office distractions like other people yapping about sports and other things I don't care about. It is about staying on task, which is also necessary in a work environment.
Having a good work space helps. I already have a gaming setup and I just added a docking station for my work laptop and switch the monitors over for it to become a work space.
Some people I work with go into the office every day because they need that separation, especially if they don't have dedicated space for working or live with people who don't leave them alone. I do hybrid so split between the two and I find it to be the most effective since there are some in person discussions that make things go smoother and then on the days at home I can do the solo work in a more comfortable setting with fewer distractions. Sometimes I have to close the door to keep family out, but in the office I don't even have a door...
Connect to the VPN and start working. It's not difficult.
Not sure why you’re being downvoted, it’s a genuine question.
Just make sure that you have a dedicated space for working somewhere in your home. If you just work wherever or in the same places your brain is geared for play or rest, it’ll be next to impossible to get anything done.
Is that you peeking into my bedroom?
I think it depends on the job. I currently have a WFH job which is essentially call center tech support, and I barely have time to shit. It's basically full throttle the moment I punch in until I punch out. It leaves me with 0 time to be distracted. I could potentially see myself getting into bad habits if I had a position that had ample down time/projects over a long time frame.
For people prone to distraction it helps to designate a work space at home. Preferably a separate room, but it could be as simple as a desk in the corner. You then follow the same routine you would going into the office except your commute is just walking to your work space.
Just as important, you need to ignore that space when you're off the clock. That way you can have a definite separation of work mode and home mode.
If you have a traditional house with a basement, that's very doable. People living in apartments, not so easy.
If nothing else you can just pick a corner and hang a blanket. I've got my desk next to the window in the living room.
Get a job that requires you to do all those things
I never thought of wanking. I could stay away from video games, no problem. Browsing would stay at a minimum. But wanking...I'd do it every time I'd become just a bit stressed. 10/10 would hurt myself.