With so many professionals working from home due to Covid-19, what are your tips / strategies for being productive when WFH?

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Having so much goddamn work I can’t focus on anything else but work and sleep.

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Give yourself the natural breaks you take in the office. Grabbing lunch or coffee or whatever. Leave your house or building for 10-15 mins. Change up the scenery. Take an hour to just sit on the sofa or go for a run if that’s what you save in the commute. Don’t feel the need to work more.

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Having strict deadlines set by the client

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Eliminate distractions. Have a clean desk where you can work (ideally with extra monitors).

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Leave the TV off.

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1. Treat Yo self to get motivated in the morning (nice coffee and breakfast muffin or fruit)
2. Extra monitor, wireless mouse, fun mousepad
3. Send your toddler to school as EARLY AS POSSIBLE 😜

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