With many of us working from home were joining the collective of in-home workers that have been doing this for years. Join us as we discuss this new reality.

1. A dedicated place to work in your home
2. Buy headphones, get good ones
   1. Play a great playlist
3. Stay focused
4. Take breaks
   1. Use a Pomodoro timer Jason Cosper recommends Tomighty
5. Go outside and see the sun
6. Switch it up every once in a while and try a new
7. Have a drawer to put your laptop in or in a backpack
8. Don’t eat lunch at your desk
9. Respect your own time
10. Have multiple email apps, a work email app, and a personal email app.
11. Don’t have a work slack on your phone.
12. Time blocks

 

Links

• The Year Without Pants
• A Movement to Stop the COVID-19 Pandemic|#StayTheFuckHome
• Here are some happy websites to go to if you’re sick of reading articles about coronavirus
• Don’t Go Down a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral
• Remote Work:8 (ish) Weeks In

 

Tips from Steve

• Regularly check-in
• Communicating regularly
• If you finish early didn’t just end your day.
• If you are blocked, ask what you should do.

 

Tools for communicating

• Slack realtime communication
• Zoom

 

Communication Tips

• Morning meeting on Zoom, BS at first part have social interactions (5-10 mins)
• Done-Done meeting (What did you complete yesterday?)
• Dealing with blockers
• Teamwork – Prioritize tasks
• Basecamp
• Jira