WFH? How to Maintain WORK-LIFE BALANCE

I've been working from home full-time since the end of March.

 I live in a small, 1 bedroom apartment with my partner, cat + dog

I have found it to be the most productive + pleasant period of my career so far.

Here's what I did:

1. Keep a Routine

Wake up + go to bed at roughly the same time each day.

Shower + Dress before work, even if nobody can see you.

Consciously take lunch away from your desk + relax.

Put a hard stop on the end of your work day.

2. Move Before you Work

Exercise of any kind before you work helps you make a break between sleeping + working

 People who walk or cycle to work are HAPPIER than people who drive

Exercise replicates this when you're WFH

3. Dedicate a space as your workspace.

It doesn't have to be lush or fancy. Just has to be yours.

 I don't live in a spacious place.

I use a small desk in the bedroom.

4. Focus on Controllable Inputs

Don't over-load yourselves with targets

  @joserosado recommends that you set three goals for the day that are repeatable

They need to be leading - based on actions, not results

Do them until they're a habit

5. Be Conscious of the Extra Time you Have

Don't let your extra time go to waste as extra work time.

Don't let it go to waste in a blob of Netflix or gaming.

Spend it on an active hobby: cook interesting foods, learn a language, read a book.

6. Accept That You Need to Take Breaks

Acknowledge that you need to take breaks.

If you struggle to take breaks:
 Use the Pomodoro technique
  25 minutes of work followed by
  5 minutes of break

7. Take Stock Each Day

Spend 10 Minutes at the end of each day reflecting

Reflect on your achievements

Re-align your goals for the next day

Then LOG OFF - completely disconnect if you can - and call your mother, she misses you.