Comments on: When Worlds Collide: Transitioning Between Work and Home

By: johntron

johntron — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:32:59 +0000

Great post. Thanks for that. I’m a freelance developer and I tend to get caught up in work.

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By: Market Leverage

Market Leverage — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:37:47 +0000

I’ve been working at home for the last eight or so months. There are some things I miss about the office enviornment (heh, I actually liked the politics…), but the trade offs, like more family time, have definitely made it worth it for me.

By: Moore253

Moore253 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:27:13 +0000

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By: pkumar

pkumar — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:15:09 +0000

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By: Turn Up the TV, I’m Working « Web Worker Daily

Turn Up the TV, I’m Working « Web Worker Daily — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:58:09 +0000

[...] The risk, of course, is that you compromise your work and your personal life because you’re always mixing everything together, never giving either full attention. (If you have trouble keeping work and home separate, see our tips for transitioning between work and home when work’s at home.) [...]

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paulreed.com » links for 2007-04-11 — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:27:23 +0000

[...] When Worlds Collide: Transitioning Between Work and Home Some good tips here. I think the one that I find hardest is #2 and having an “official end of your day”. It’s all too easy to keep working until you finish off the thing you’re doing. (tags: life health career) [...]

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:43:18 +0000

Transitioning Between Work and Home

For the conventional commuting worker, there is a natural transition time between being “at work” and “at home”: the commute. Time spent in the car, bus, train, on a bike, or otherwise making their way from work to home serves as a decompressio…

By: girlanddog

girlanddog — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:44:36 +0000

Great post, insightful and thought-provoking. I’ve been working from home for almost 3 years (my own business), and I find that one of the best ways of setting limits is to try to plan things that I enjoy doing. If I don’t have plans for the evening, I’m likely to continue working well into the night. Therefore, I try to plan a walk, a bike ride, even plan on watching the sunset with a mug of tea. Something that cuts into the non-stop action of the day usually helps me shift into “not working” mode.

I think only highly disciplined individuals can really “make it” working from home with all the distractions and excuses available… So kudos to us all!!!

By: uggboots

uggboots — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:52:15 +0000

Interesting! My husband & I have run a small business for 21years. You really have to watch yourself. We found the last year the hardest and it suddenly came to us that we were suffering “burnout”.I’d heard the word thrown around for a few years but didnt understand it?That was until we found we couldn’t get motivated we couldn’t get our work done and we were tired beyond belief. How we over came it well should I say we are still over coming it ! We decided to move our business home. This was a huge undertaking but we”ve done it.
I guess in one way we are lucky that our business is not one that you find on every street corner and we have been around a long time and have a great reputation. But it has been the best thing we have ever done. We are both feeling happier and more energized than for years.
We find that getting up early and starting work around 7am we can work for a few hours then take a break around mid day and back for awhile then finished around 2pm. I must say though that we do have the business phone linked into the house etc and so can still take calls. But we are now stress free …no more rush hour traffic no more rent and all that comes with it. We are happy happy etc etc.!!!
We live on a 50 acre property so although we may finish work at 2pm or so then we start around the place.But this is relaxing and something that before we never had the time or energy for. The place is starting to look fantastic too.
Cheers uggboots.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:38:38 +0000

I’ve just started my business 2 years ago, and this has been one of the single most challenging things I’ve had to face. Not only is building a small business challenging on a daily basis, but it’s also challenging from the viewpoint of how to relax, when work is staring you in the face even on the weekends. Recently I’ve adopted the standpoint “a healthy body builds a healthy mind” and have been trying to get out wherever possible into the great wide outdoors. During the week this sometimes means a few bike rides, some rock climbing, or some underwater hockey. In particular I’ve found rock climbing to be very soothing for the soul (and the fingers). After typing all day there’s nothing like a good hard climb, and some natter with friends (everyone is really friendly at the climbing gym) to make you forget work.

Another key for me has been starting the day early. I’ve tried to get working by 6AM, then take a break at 8:30 or 9:00am for breakfast. Then another at 12 for lunch, and then I wrap up a 8 hour day at 2:00pm. If I don’t get everything done, I sometimes put in an extra hour or two, and that still gets me done everything by 3 or 4pm and I still have plenty of time to do a few household chores, and enjoy time doing things in the evening. What killed me was starting work later in the morning, and then working until later in the evening. I just kept feeling like there wasn’t enough time in the day. Hope this helps someone.

Thanks for all your thoughts too! Very interesting.

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By: Edster

Edster — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:43:26 +0000

I actually do have a tip for how I unwind on a Friday night to get out of work mode.

One thing I’ve learned is the importance of getting work off my mind to recuperate. Sometimes, the stress and worries from my job would keep me up at night. Often, during weekends, I’d keep thinking about problems at work, so by the time Monday came around, I felt like I hadn’t rested or recuperated at all. Until I learned this trick.

Friday nights, I’d go home, pick out a few favorite CDs, and sing karaoke for a couple hours (ok, so I have a cheap karaoke system at home). By the time I’d belted my favorite songs for an hour or so, my mind would be totally clear and I was amazed at how dramatic a difference this made. After I found this trick, I did it every weekend to clear my head on Fridays, and I can honestly say my weekends have been better and more relaxing ever since I started doing this.

I know karaoke isn’t for everyone, but I think the idea can be modified to suit one’s interests. When I sing, I’m doing something fun that absorbs my mind — I need to concentrate on lyrics, melody, rhythm and feeling and be mindful of my posture and breathing. I think any leisure activity or hobby that requires concentration and is fun can do the trick. I also used to go to the baseball batting cages and just whack balls for an hour.

By: Toby Lucich

Toby Lucich — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:12:08 +0000

Great tips, and I hope noted by the boomer crowd that are getting ready to make a mass exodus to the “consulting’ realm. Many colleagues have spoken lovingly of their expected semi-retirement, but I can see these very successful professionals creating full-time jobs again in their homes (not their stated goal).

I also find that running to pick up the little one from daycare also creates a “normal” leaving the office routine. Often I want to keep plugging away, but this is a clear boundary. Scheduling late afternoon meetings or errands would serve the same purpose.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:59:20 +0000

Unfortunately the very opposite is true for me: I can’t switch from Home to Work. I’m still a college student, but I used to do a lot of freelance work on the side when I was younger. I’ve since been drowning in procrastination and apathy for a good number of years and quite frankly, I can’t see a way out.

What Rick Gregory said is true, but acting upon a decision to choose not to waste any more time is easier said than done.