Episode 166: How to Work Better from Home - a conversation with Laura Vanderkam
/“It was hard to figure out how, psychologically, do you feel productive for the day when you haven’t gone anywhere? How do you know the day is over? ”
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Working from home is the new normal for a lot of us. But that doesn't mean we like it. Or that we're good at it.
Laura Vanderkam in her home office
In this episode I sit down with Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and, most recently, The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home.
Working from your house or apartment has taken on new meaning - and stress - in the pandemic. But Laura says there are ways to gain focus, force yourself to stop at the end of the day, and make the rhythm of the whole thing work for you.
Working from home won't go away when the pandemic does, but doing it well is a skill that most of us need a little help mastering.
You can also read a transcript of the show.
And check out the new podcast series Work It, created by two women who beat out hundreds of entries to win a podcast competition!
Further reading: Here’s a blog post of Laura’s that outlines her suggested ‘split the week’ schedule, which two partners with kids could share.