I used to do freelance working for a number of years.
I found shared office spaces broke the monotony of sitting home.
I think there's something about the rythm of getting up and going somewhere everyday that motivates me more. The days feels longer, more varied, and less "tunneled" from the trip to and from work.
When i do any work, at home or in the office, i make daily list of what i would like to accomplish at a minimum. I also add misc things as they pop up during the day.
If it's a rough or unmotivated day it lets me gauge when i can call quits.
Also, i can compare previous days to gauge my productivity levels fx. if i have a stressed period.
My A5 notebloks usually goes about 5-6months back, flipping through it is also fairly satisfying on top of being putting things in perspective. :)
I usually rent a table, then i can add the comforts i need to it. :)
There are also usually couches, meeting/phone -rooms there, so equipment wise it's a step up usually. And if you are into that kind of thing there people to talk to around lunch.
The place i used go to even had a rather cheap catered lunch you could sign up for. :)
At home i enforce the list/log i talked about, and then just try to keep comfy and un-distracted. But truth be told, i have horrible work ethics at home. hence why i try not to work from home.
Even just going to a cafe and chilling for a few hours will usually boost my output comparatively speaking.
I used to do freelance working for a number of years.
I found shared office spaces broke the monotony of sitting home.
I think there's something about the rythm of getting up and going somewhere everyday that motivates me more. The days feels longer, more varied, and less "tunneled" from the trip to and from work.
When i do any work, at home or in the office, i make daily list of what i would like to accomplish at a minimum. I also add misc things as they pop up during the day.
If it's a rough or unmotivated day it lets me gauge when i can call quits.
Also, i can compare previous days to gauge my productivity levels fx. if i have a stressed period.
My A5 notebloks usually goes about 5-6months back, flipping through it is also fairly satisfying on top of being putting things in perspective. :)
Rhanks for the insight. Don't co-working spaces lack the comfort of your own office or home office? Equipment wise mostly.
What do you do when you need to stay at home? How are you being productive then?
I usually rent a table, then i can add the comforts i need to it. :)
There are also usually couches, meeting/phone -rooms there, so equipment wise it's a step up usually. And if you are into that kind of thing there people to talk to around lunch.
The place i used go to even had a rather cheap catered lunch you could sign up for. :)
At home i enforce the list/log i talked about, and then just try to keep comfy and un-distracted. But truth be told, i have horrible work ethics at home. hence why i try not to work from home.
Even just going to a cafe and chilling for a few hours will usually boost my output comparatively speaking.
I suppose you rent a private office? Because in an open space mode it would be difficult to do those things.
Not really, everyone there payed for a spot and we had a chipped lock that the logged access + some rudimentary video surveillance.
I would not keep a computer there, but i left screens, keyboards and other external hardware all the time. Also had a whiteboard i would log around.
Ah ok. That makes sense then.