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Working from home (WFH)- # Working from home (WFH)

September 22, 2017 [thoughts](/tags/thoughts/)

  Enable AI AnimationI think [theoatmeal.com](http://theoatmeal.com/)’s [Why working from home is both awesome and HORRIBLE](http://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home) sum’s up a lot of the social considerations to keep in mind. I’ll breakdown my opinion of these thoughts and how to combat them below.

## [Degradation of social skills](#degradation-of-social-skills)

Work from co-working spaces.
- Be an extrovert on evenings and weekends (e.g. go to Meetups or
other social gatherings.)

## [Distractions](#distractions)

- Close Reddit/Facebook/Twitch/etc.
- Don’t play games.

## [Stress on relationships](#stress-on-relationships)

- Have a honest conversation about this with your significant other to
clear this up. If they don’t get it, go to a co-working space on
days they’ll be home, or send them away.

- Working from home can sometimes give the impression you have time to
do errands you shouldn’t do;

fold laundry
- rotate laundry
- do dishes
- clean the floors

## [Loss of regimen](#loss-of-regimen)

- It’s crucial to have a set of hours you’re working and then stick to
it.
- This tells you when you need to get up and when you need to get out.

## [Lack of employee banter](#lack-of-employee-banter)

- Physical interactions with people.
- They don’t have to be co-workers, but anyone.
- Go to a co-working space.
- Your cat/dog cannot provide this.

## [Stay active](#stay-active)

- Go for a walk on break, get away from your office when you do.

## [Don’t skimp on equipment](#dont-skimp-on-equipment)

- I’d suggest having;

Computer Chair (you’ll be logging hundreds, if not thousands of
hours in this thing, get one that’s comfortable)
- [Active Noise Cancelling headset](https://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-Voyager-Focus-B825-Headset/dp/B013F4LJTI)
- Webcam (sometimes you need to see someone’s face, sometimes
someone needs to see yours)
- Mouse and Keyboard (again you’ll be spending a lot of time with
these devices, make sure they are great for yourself to use)

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