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Elina R

How do you manage to separate work and personal life when working remotely?

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Hello everyone! I often have a problem with the fact that my personal life is mixed with my work life. What kind of life hacks do you have for organizing your work from home?
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Grace Hur
Hi Elina - curious what this means for you. Are you having trouble unplugging or are team members expecting your response at all hours? Back when I lived in Vancouver, I always scheduled my evening gym session at 6:30pm to force myself to log off. My walk to and from the gym was included crossing a bridge over the inlet. I'd usually catch the most epic sunsets around this time. I loved these quiet walks so much which is why I continued this habit for many months :)
Elina R
@gracehur Hi! Rather, my family members distract me from work and my workday turns into chaos because I'm trying to do everything at once. The operating voltage state begins. I get out of it easily afterwards when I go for a walk with my dog. But it's wasting a lot of my nerves. Therefore, I am looking for a way to relax while working and I want to find a way to separate work and personal life.
Failmane
Time management and keeping a diary helps me a lot.
Elina R
@fail_men Are you making a plan for the day? Is it possible to follow this plan?
Failmane
@elina_rappu Yes, it's undoubtedly important.
Elina R
@fail_men Thanks!
Raju Sivaram
Never bring your laptop into the living room or bedroom :)
Elina R
@raju_sivarama_gadiraju Good advice! And then where to work? Coworking spaces?
Narina
Raju Sivaram
@mangosik Thank you, This gives me the separation of space and mindset as well as it encourages in the box thinking and out of the box thinking
Bertha Kgokong
Its tough, but for me the following are important: 1. Routine, plan things that you do daily on routine 2. Regular progress meetings with team/clients -- when you have something to deliver, its easier to work 3. Goal setting and tracking - I use OKRs that I track weekly, making sure I have a target to follow
Elina R
@berthakgokong Is it always possible to follow these rules? How do you act in cases where there was a force majeure at home?
Elina R
@berthakgokong Thank you for your recommendations :)
Apollon Latsoudis
@berthakgokong excellent point on Routine. Benjamin Franklin' method was to acquire a new habit by working on it for 3 weeks as it took that much to implement a new habit. In the era of information and multiple disruptions, this would be more difficult to achieve, however it is doable and the rewards are immense in my opinion.
Arina Aparina
Trying to have a hard schedule. Works weak lol
Elina R
@arina_aparina You have a well-developed self-discipline :)
Arina Aparina
@elina_rappu not yet! I am on my way :)
Lin Romashkova
I think keeping a list is the best way. It helps you plan your day better for today and so on.
Elina R
@ekaterina_butterfly I was trying to keep a to-do list. But everyday problems and animals can distract me. And as a result, everything is not going according to plan for me.
Stefani Sparysheva
1) Having separate checklists for work and personal life 2) Self-discipline & self-management 3) Hobbies that make me want to finish my tasks at 6 pm and go on with favorite activities
Elina R
@stefaniya_sparysheva How do you manage to maintain self-discipline? I have a big problem with this
Stefani Sparysheva
@elina_rappu Oh yeah, that's also my biggest struggle. I use Eisenhower Matrix for planning tasks and it helps me organize myself.
Elina R
@stefaniya_sparysheva Thank you very much for the advice!
Apollon Latsoudis
@stefaniya_sparysheva Very good points. I too use seperate checklists with visual aids and connections on my data management app as it allows me to easily recall events and tasks. Hobbies are also very important - they keep you in line along with providing you incentives to wrap up your work schedule
Fabiana Cm
I try this: Nights are always for personal time. Weekends are for personal time too, but if I must work, I try to keep it until lunchtime. Otherwise, I won’t stop and burnout starts to feel real.
Elina R
@fabianacm The consequences of burnout from work are very severe. I changed three areas of work because of this.
Fabiana Cm
@elina_rappu really? Hope everything is fine now.
Robert Ford
A couple ways that have helped me. I try to design my life accordingly so that I have time away (planned vacations or short break times). In addition, I go offline after 9 p.m. (before work) and before 6 a.m., so not really having any work related emails in the day when I should be resting is best for getting healthy.
Software Guy (Aarvy)
@secure_slate That's a good time management to seperate both the lives.
Robert Ford
@software_guy Sure It helps a lot.
Elina R
@secure_slate Now I try to follow the same rules. Plus, I'm trying to add sports to what you've called. While working, stretch or just lie on the floor and meditate. It has a very positive effect on me.
Praveen Kumar
Pomodoro works for me. 20 mins of work , 5 mins family time then 20 mins of work. Don't avoid family time , integrate or find a symbiotic relation with family time
Hans
@praveen_kumar36 looks like you've hacked your Pomodoro clock, it's typically 25 minutes. but good work! i'm gonna try that too!
Elina R
@praveen_kumar36 I've heard about it. I'm going to try
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