Last night, lying in bed wondering how I had managed to spend so much of the weekend in front of the computer again, I made a new rule. This machine shall not be turned on for at least one hour after getting up every morning, and that hour shall be used to make a lap of the Retiro park.
And I did it! A brisk 40 minute walk before tuning into the pc/net has made all the difference to the day already. I feel like I have walked to work, yet here I am back at home not ten metres from where I got out of bed.
The other rule was that I shall turn it off by 9.00 every night… let’s see how that goes. This working from home business is a real learning curve… learning how to actually work, not procrastinate the day away. There are whole websites out there dedicated to this kind of thing – anyone else out there working from home?
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Richard Morley
31 Mar 06 at 10:02 am
I don’t work at home. I live where I work. So it is much the same. I find I have to have a “to do” list and I must tackle that before anything else. So I get up early to allow time to deal with the unexpected. I have disciplined myself NOT to check personal e-mails or surf the net until EVERYTHING is done. That said, you still have to be ready to drop anything personal if there is an urgent call. Thank heavens for the “Draft Facility” on Yahoo.
Ben
31 Mar 06 at 12:57 pm
Yes, the ‘to do’ list is king. Your advice is very wise, I do try and get up early and do the vital stuff asap. As soon as you start browsing the net…. big trouble!!