Struggling with remote work boundaries

J

Aug 111 min read

Been working from home for 2 years now and my brain doesn't understand when work ends anymore. I'll be playing with the kids and thinking about the presentation due tomorrow. Wife finally called me out on it last week and she's right. I'm physically there but mentally at the office. Tried turning my laptop off at 5pm and going for a walk. It's only been a week but I'm sleeping better and more present at dinner. Anyone else battle this? How do you mentally clock out?

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CCarlosRegularAug 13

Yeah man, after two years of this pandemic stuff I get it. The second bedroom slowly became the office that's always open in your head. Maybe set a hard shutdown time and actually close the door?

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DDanielExperiencedAug 12

The home office is its own thing. I've had the opposite problem where I actually have to go to the home office now just to mentally separate the spaces. Have you tried setting up a dedicated workspace you only use for work?

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SScott M.RegularAug 12

This is the remote work trap. Two years in and your brain thinks 'home equals work' now. I had to literally block off calendar time where my phone gets put in another room. Sounds dumb but it actually works.

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