Working from home
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
d@nish wrote:
How do you cope up with distractions while working from home?
good music and a headset, plus the family on notice that when I am working I am to be left alone if they want all the cool shiny presents and food on the table :-D
Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF! Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow. You can't scare me, I have children.
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
I used to find a weekly visit to the office was a good compromise, face to face (use facetime and die) has it's benefits. You will also develop the ability to completely tune out distraction (or go nuts), the bang and crash of grommets returning from school will no longer levitate you out of your chair (on assumes you have an office at home). Your wife will get used to having a one sided discussion with the back of your head and the cats will learn that the fly swatter across the snoot really does sting. I miss working from home!
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
d@nish wrote:
How do you cope up with distractions while working from home?
The novelty wears off in time. You've already discovered how much more productive you are working from home and not having to waste time driving to an office. The important thing is to get into a regular work schedule, and that means not overdoing it too. It's not hard to get burned out when there aren't any distractions. And try to set up a real office that you can lock out the distractions. I use a spare bedroom where I can close the door if the Mrs. decides it's time to vacuum the house. I installed office style carpeting, bookcases and filing cabinets. No entertainment devices that I wouldn't normally take to an office. And lastly, I can't stand a messy office. I find if I start strewing books and papers around my productivity really drops. At the end of the day I put everything away neatly so I don't have to face a mess the next morning.
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d@nish wrote:
How do you cope up with distractions while working from home?
The novelty wears off in time. You've already discovered how much more productive you are working from home and not having to waste time driving to an office. The important thing is to get into a regular work schedule, and that means not overdoing it too. It's not hard to get burned out when there aren't any distractions. And try to set up a real office that you can lock out the distractions. I use a spare bedroom where I can close the door if the Mrs. decides it's time to vacuum the house. I installed office style carpeting, bookcases and filing cabinets. No entertainment devices that I wouldn't normally take to an office. And lastly, I can't stand a messy office. I find if I start strewing books and papers around my productivity really drops. At the end of the day I put everything away neatly so I don't have to face a mess the next morning.
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I have set up a sort of office but it is right in front of TV. I does gets messy. Very messy. Currently, the table has everything but laptop on it. I am no cleaning freak generally. Since I live alone, I do not need to lock myself anywhere. I just need to suppress the urge of playing games or watching movies.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
I have worked from home for the last 7 years, and it is the clients that keep me up and running. There is nothing like an angry client yelling at you on the phone because you are behind schedule to keep you on track. You basically have to manage your time as if you are going to an office. Also, with a wife and three kids you definitely need to keep the money rolling in on a regular basis :laugh: . Can't let the loved ones go without the necessities like the latest Nike boots or that 42" LCD TV right ?
When I was a coder, we worked on algorithms. Today, we memorize APIs for countless libraries — those libraries have the algorithms - Eric Allman
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
Working from home is great. I have a leading role at the office next to my programmers job. So in the office people ask me stuff constantly. At the office I usually have to conclude I've haven't done all that much programming at the end of the day. When working at home I simply put on some music, start up visual studio and program for hours non-stop. Whenever I need to make some new library for my co-workers to use I do it at home, because that's where I get things done. When I'm at home I'm home alone for the entire day, so no distractions there. I don't feel attracted to watch tv or play games, not when I'm working :) Also, time flows differently at home. At the office I'm sometimes watching the minutes go by slowly, while at home it's dinner time all of a sudden :)
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
d@nish wrote:
Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
Yes. You could worry. Working from home can be fun but it does make one feel lonely, very lonely.
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
I could never work from home for real, I do it every now and then when I have to. But I'm to easily distracted to do it for real.
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
It has it's perks, but I have found there are nice things about an office to go to as well. When I had a 30 minute commute each way, I was happy to work out an arrangement to work from home a few days a week. Soon it became everyday. The other developers I worked with were in another state, so the office part didn't matter. I scheduled my work time around when the distractions would be minimal. Soon I found I always felt like I needed to be working and in or near my office. There became no clear line between work and home. The next leap was to an office that was a two minute drive from my home. I did this for 6 years, and thought I loved it, but I realized it had the same sort of deceptive trap. I never mentally left the office. I would work right up until the minute I had to leave, and I didn't make the mental shift to leave work behind. If I didn't wrap things up, I always thought "No big deal, I can come back to the office later tonight or this weekend". It wasn't until I found my current position that I have ~20 minute commute both ways. Not too bad. Something magical happens in that 20 minute drive, my mind wanders away from home and focus's towards work by the time I get to the office. When it's close to time to leave, I wind down at the office. I make sure I have completed everything because I don't want to have to drive back because I forgot to take care of something. Then that magical event happens on the way home. What ever stress, problem, or whatever else I was dealing with at work just disappear by the time I get home. I am glad you enjoy your current environment. Just make sure not to become a hermit. Like someone else posted, it can become very lonely as you never tend to leave the house.
All of my software is powered by a single Watt.
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
The best way to work (as in really work) from home is to find a proper place to work. I mean, if you use your couch or dining table to work also, then you are sure to be distracted, and not just by your family. I am more productive at workplace so I rarely work from home. But whenever I did, I chose to work in my dad's office room.
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Thanks to the accident I had few week back, I have been working from home all the time. Honestly I am loving it. I do have an option of working from home but I used to go to office at least once a week. Now, it's been a month and I do not see any chance of going office in near future. It was a bit difficult for me to adjust in early days. I used to watch movies all day and sleep a lot rather than really working. But now, I work more than what I would at office. How do you cope up with distractions while working from home? I have hardly gone out of home couple of times in last month. Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]
d@nish wrote:
Honestly I am loving it.
Why do people today say "I am loving it" instead of "I love it"? :confused:
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d@nish wrote:
Honestly I am loving it.
Why do people today say "I am loving it" instead of "I love it"? :confused:
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d@nish wrote:
Honestly I am loving it.
Why do people today say "I am loving it" instead of "I love it"? :confused:
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It has it's perks, but I have found there are nice things about an office to go to as well. When I had a 30 minute commute each way, I was happy to work out an arrangement to work from home a few days a week. Soon it became everyday. The other developers I worked with were in another state, so the office part didn't matter. I scheduled my work time around when the distractions would be minimal. Soon I found I always felt like I needed to be working and in or near my office. There became no clear line between work and home. The next leap was to an office that was a two minute drive from my home. I did this for 6 years, and thought I loved it, but I realized it had the same sort of deceptive trap. I never mentally left the office. I would work right up until the minute I had to leave, and I didn't make the mental shift to leave work behind. If I didn't wrap things up, I always thought "No big deal, I can come back to the office later tonight or this weekend". It wasn't until I found my current position that I have ~20 minute commute both ways. Not too bad. Something magical happens in that 20 minute drive, my mind wanders away from home and focus's towards work by the time I get to the office. When it's close to time to leave, I wind down at the office. I make sure I have completed everything because I don't want to have to drive back because I forgot to take care of something. Then that magical event happens on the way home. What ever stress, problem, or whatever else I was dealing with at work just disappear by the time I get home. I am glad you enjoy your current environment. Just make sure not to become a hermit. Like someone else posted, it can become very lonely as you never tend to leave the house.
All of my software is powered by a single Watt.
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If someone asked you "Do you have a car?" would you reply "Yes, I am having one"?
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d@nish wrote:
Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.
Yes. You could worry. Working from home can be fun but it does make one feel lonely, very lonely.
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
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Unfortunately you may be right. :sigh:
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If someone asked you "Do you have a car?" would you reply "Yes, I am having one"?
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Outside of something bizarre and non-KSS, I can't think of a situation where "I am having a car" would be correct! :laugh:
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d@nish wrote:
Honestly I am loving it.
Why do people today say "I am loving it" instead of "I love it"? :confused:
Because they don't remember the past and don't care about the future?
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