How do you create and maintain boundaries between work and home when you work remotely?

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In my first apartment my desk was in my living room. For myself it was hard to spend almost the whole day just in one room. Now I have a separate room at home for work and strict boundaries between "work" and "life". It helps me a lot to calm down after work, because I have also physical boundaries in my apartment. What about you?

Marvin Mändle · Accepted Answer

@violetta_chernobuk totally agree. In combination with noise cancelling its probably the best assistant

Elena Tsemirava · Answer

I work either from the bedroom or from the living room. To be honest, I don't care.

Henry Habib · Answer

I make sure to keep work and home life separate by having a dedicated workspace. Once I finish my workday, I make a point not to step back into that room until it's time to work again.

Mason Davis · Answer

To separate work and home when working remotely, designate a workspace, set clear hours, and avoid work during personal time.

Violetta Chernobuk · Answer

Door is the best assistant. Helps you to focus and not get distracted by family:)

Julia Engelsmann · Answer

I don't 😂

Sidra Arif · Answer

Seems like a great approach, did it help you maintain a balance between work and life? If it did I would love to know and practise it for myself.

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@henry_habib Good habit. A dedicated workspace helps so much to separate life and work!

Elle Gzirishvili · Answer

working from home really messes with my schedule. I can't keep focus during work and can't rest well. for that reason I prefer not working from home but when I have no other choice I also like to create physical boundaries at home and I also don't do anything besides sleeping or resting in my bedroom.

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@maria_stephens good ones. For myself the last part "avoid work during personal time" is a hard one. Still struggling with it sometimes, to not respond to mails in the evening

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@julia_engelsmann if it's working out and you're feeling good with it, it's perfect :D

Elle Gzirishvili · Answer

@marvin_maendle do you have any tips on how to work from home more effectively? I'd like  to hear your insight in keeping the work-life balance for remote work

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@elle_g thanks for sharing. Remote work is not for everybody, but nice that you create some boundaries too, when you have to work from home.

Elle Gzirishvili · Answer

@marvin_maendle do you have any tips on how to work from home more effectively? I'd like to hear your insight on eeping the work-life balance during remote work

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@elenat nice, thanks for sharing. If you are happy with that workspace, nobody cares

How do you create and maintain boundaries between work and home when you work remotely?

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