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2. Set boundaries around your
designated work space that is off
limits to family. Treat it as if it's five
miles across town, and ask house
members to consider it as such (e.g. no
interruptions from another room when
you’re engrossed in a project unless
an emergency). If possible, only go to
your designated space when you need
to work. Stick to a regular schedule.
Try to maintain the same hours you
log in at the office so you don’t get
swallowed up by the workload.
3. After a somewhat normal day of work,
put away your electronic devices and
work tools. Keeping work reminders
out of sight keeps them out of mind
and helps you relax and recharge your
batteries.
4. After work hours, enjoy other areas of
your home: watching a good movie,
reading a book, or cooking a fun meal
with the kids or your partner. And lead
as much of a full social life as possible
while practicing social distancing from
people outside of your home.
5. Avoid cabin fever. Now that you’re
spending a huge amount of time at
home, get outside as much as possible.
Go for a walk or job around the block,
do some yard work or anything
needed outside of your house. Being
in the sunshine will always make
things better. Make sure to keep a
positive attitude and remember the
real reason you are at home working is
so that we can one day soon get back
to what we all consider normal lives. ✽
INSIGHT

Best Software for
Working from Home
Keeping in touch: Slack
Slack is a real-time
communications tool that's
become essential to how many
companies communicate.
Time tracking: Toggl
If you need to keep track of your
time down to the minute, Toggl
is perfect for you.
Pomodoro on your Mac: Be
Focused
The Pomodoro Technique is a
method of keeping you focused on your
work by breaking it down into intervals,
with each interval separated by short
breaks.
Keep track wherever you are:
Focus Keeper
The Pomodoro timer for your
iPhone and iPad will keep you on task
wherever you are.
Calling in: Skype
It lets you video chat with
multiple participants, send
instant messages, and even call landlines
and mobile phones in countries around
the world.
Built for collaboration: Google Docs
The old standby: Microsoft Office 365
Apple's document solution: Pages
Beautiful presentations: Keynote
Staying organized: Numbers
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