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Sorry to thread, but bizarrely I& #39;ve ended up working mostly remote for clients the last few years, and I& #39;m sad to report that while we might have got WFH sorted for the first bit of the year, it& #39;s a harder in winter.
If you& #39;ll forgive me, some stuff I learned:
If you& #39;ll forgive me, some stuff I learned:
Unlike in summer when it can be nice, winter WFH can be bleak.
It& #39;s easy to never see daylight, and exacerbate winter blues. This year harder to see people if you don& #39;t feel comfortable being inside places, when it& #39;s colder you might not want to be outside either.
It& #39;s easy to never see daylight, and exacerbate winter blues. This year harder to see people if you don& #39;t feel comfortable being inside places, when it& #39;s colder you might not want to be outside either.
Light:
Obvious but there& #39;s less of it. Get yourself an SAD lamp to bombard yourself in the morning, it& #39;ll wake you up and help maintain sleep rhythm.
Also get yourself a decent task light on your desk too, you need something less aggressive than the SAD lamp but still blueish.
Obvious but there& #39;s less of it. Get yourself an SAD lamp to bombard yourself in the morning, it& #39;ll wake you up and help maintain sleep rhythm.
Also get yourself a decent task light on your desk too, you need something less aggressive than the SAD lamp but still blueish.
Try to maintain your routines if it& #39;s colder or raining. If that& #39;s popping out to get a coffee in the morning, it& #39;s still good.
Lunchtime might be your only time to see a (grey) sky, so take time to have a wander.
Lunchtime might be your only time to see a (grey) sky, so take time to have a wander.
Food. For me, the darker days makes it easy to binge on calorific foods. I try to find less carbs snacks to graze on, and keep things like cake with coffee, as a treat.
I& #39;m not going to mention and mischaracterise Hygge but try to make your living space tidy and cosy
I& #39;m not going to mention and mischaracterise Hygge but try to make your living space tidy and cosy
Clothing: obvious and patronising, but I got away with crap jackets/shoes when it was "home to station" "station to work".
If you still want to be able to go for a walk you& #39;ll want some cold/wet-weather clothing, also so you can meet people outside...
If you still want to be able to go for a walk you& #39;ll want some cold/wet-weather clothing, also so you can meet people outside...
This isn& #39;t a winter thing, but turn your laptop off when you& #39;re finished "computing" for the day. Take things like your twitter client out of your startup group.
I just find it a lot less easy to get draw in, when it isn& #39;t just moving the mouse and unlocking.
I just find it a lot less easy to get draw in, when it isn& #39;t just moving the mouse and unlocking.
Connect with your friends as you want. Maybe a phone call without video, or 3 people not 15 on a zoom call...
We& #39;re going to be inside more, possibly under lockdown rules.
Try not to obsess over cases/100,000 or the current R number in your locality.
We& #39;re going to be inside more, possibly under lockdown rules.
Try not to obsess over cases/100,000 or the current R number in your locality.
The constant risk assessment we& #39;ve been doing all year is tiring: Even though most of us are likely to be fine if we did get it, as a freelancer the thought of the long-haul version is scary.
Know when to push yourself a little, and when to be kind.
Know when to push yourself a little, and when to be kind.
