Stephan Seidt
4y ago
Working in tech and learning to become a writer of ✨words✨ Software development, food, video games with an artisanal dusting of sarcasm.
I’ve been working remotely my entire life and I can’t do it any other way.
When I was someone’s employee, I couldn’t stand going to the office every day: Seeing all the people, all the time is simply too much to process for me. There’s nothing to “fix” here either: I deserve to set my boundaries, and after many years of creating my own working environments I know what’s good for me and what isn’t. The problem was never me—it was my bosses forcing me.
This exact arrogance is what’s causing The Great Resignation and I’m delighted to see it.
tl;dr: All I need is to be in total control 🥲
Location: I used to run a little co-working space with friends. Good times. Now, I’m back to working in our living room, again moving everything around to turn it into the perfect nerd/rave cave. Think KonMari organizing Neo’s desk and adding a nice sound system. Make it work for your needs.
Health: Luckily, I don’t need an ergonomic keyboard, but I did invest into a nice chair and a laptop stand for my neck’s sake. I cook a lot which saves money and makes the place smell good.
Balance: I found I don’t need spatial separation of work and leisure. I go from shouting at logs to blowing up boats in no time. I can relax in my workspace because I control my work.
All of these are individual, personal choices. They’ll be different for you.
But there is one productivity hack!
It’s not about being more productive.
As long as you’re looking for an easy fix, you’re probably not in the best place, or you don’t know what’s important to you yet. Everyone has to make their own experiences and learn what’s important to them. For example, I moved my desk to face our two living room windows. I’m not getting distracted: Instead, the room has gotten much bigger and more comfortable to live in.
Ask yourself what pains you and do something about it.