Yep, being remote can help with our mental sanity as we can sometimes control how helpful we are by delaying some answers.
I get the same problem with the questions, most of the time in the morning, when I open the Teams app and see 2-3 questions or people asking for calls. Don't have a solution for this thought.
If you're going to do it, don't forget a tarp & paracord. Perfect sun-shade/rain cover, depending on your climate. Where I am, it rains a fair amount, and honestly, working in a hammock listening to rain hitting the tarp is wonderful! Sadly though, there's a bit too much background noise for conference calls - wind blowing the tarp (so for those, I often come back inside).
when I open the Teams app and see 2-3 questions or people asking for calls. Don't have a solution for this thought.
This might not work for you, but...
Email client stays closed, except for first thing in the morning. I've added an auto-responder that replies (word for word) "Sorry, but during lockdown I'm checking emails less frequently. If you need me to reply to this urgently, call me. If your house was on fire, you wouldn't email the fire department..." (thankfully, no 3rd parties know my corporate email address).
Skype (external comms). Signed out unless I need to have a conversation with 3rd parties. In which case, it's pre-planned, and I have a calendar invite (received at least the day before, or someone called me to tell me).
Teams (internal comms). Status message set to "If your house was on fire, you wouldn't IM the fire dept." All chat message notifications (individual and group) are disabled, and I only get notifications of calls.
I have two pre-planned calls per day, one is the team Stand Up which, recently, we've got down to 6 mins, and for everything else, I get to choose when I reply (I block out a chunk of time in the calendar for checking/responding to people).
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Love the hammock idea, need to get one as well!
Yep, being remote can help with our mental sanity as we can sometimes control how helpful we are by delaying some answers.
I get the same problem with the questions, most of the time in the morning, when I open the Teams app and see 2-3 questions or people asking for calls. Don't have a solution for this thought.
If you're going to do it, don't forget a tarp & paracord. Perfect sun-shade/rain cover, depending on your climate. Where I am, it rains a fair amount, and honestly, working in a hammock listening to rain hitting the tarp is wonderful! Sadly though, there's a bit too much background noise for conference calls - wind blowing the tarp (so for those, I often come back inside).
This might not work for you, but...
I have two pre-planned calls per day, one is the team Stand Up which, recently, we've got down to 6 mins, and for everything else, I get to choose when I reply (I block out a chunk of time in the calendar for checking/responding to people).