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Fake Your Commute (and other things that can make you more productive when you work from home)
One of the biggest perks of working from home is not having a commute. I don’t have to deal with traffic. With that traffic often comes the stress of other people being in a rush or being late or just being self-centered and making other people have to deal with their idiocy. That’s why more people get to the office already stressing, than getting to the office relaxed and ready to start the day.
But, your commute does play an important role that a lot of people may be missing right now (and you might not even realize it!). Your commute is the thing that separates home from work, and work from home.
Without that separation, it’s easy for those things to blur together.
As someone who has worked at home for a long time knows, here are some ways to find that separation so that you can be more focused, more productive, and less stressed.
1. Fake Your Commute. For some people, this is a perfect way to ease into the work day when working from home. Literally, get in your car and do something. You can simply drive around the block, go to a drive-thru and get some coffee or breakfast, make a couple phone calls or listen to an audio book. Do whatever you would normally do on your way to work. Then, pull into your…
