Comments on: Interview: Home Office

By: Vitor Gonçalves

Vitor Gonçalves — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:24:39 +0000

I think the U shape and the L shape is also good for the desk, to if you dont have how to put a U shape because of the room space.

By: Art

Art — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:23:34 +0000

Just for reference if I’m taking a nap at work it’s going to be in a secured area with a lock on the door. Otherwise I’m likely to wake up stapled to the desk or something. :)

By: Anca

Anca — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:13:46 +0000

@Patrick - regarding the light nap you mentioned, I just wanted to mention that studies have shown that a 26 minutes nap will boost employee performances by 34%. Of course, we didn't need a study to know this, but, just for our record :)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:27:05 +0000

I am a freelancer for over 20 years and a great deal of my time is working from my home. Therefore lots of strategies helped me to enjoy this much more while being more productive.

Set up your workspace: Keep it tidy and remove all personal clutter
Define your work time. I work often in sessions of times bursts – using a timer. Maybe 30 minutes for one project – and no distractions – then 10 or 30 minutes on fun things or doing laundry or whatever. The important thing is to define when you work and when not.
When you are tired take a short break – even a light nap of 20 minutes can be great.
And lastly aks yourself good questions like “What is fascinating about this?”, “How can I make this even more enjoyable?”. Because if you’re fascinated by something work looses its tiring attitude. And you can play far longer than you can work. Try it – it works and is fun!

By: Art Gelwicks

Art Gelwicks — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:48:51 +0000

I agree with the facing the door positioning of the desk. The addition of music for a noise filter, a good scanner to keep down the clutter (combined with my favorite…Evernote) and not being hesitant to remind the family that working from home is still working make all the difference in a home office.

By: Nik Halik

Nik Halik — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:33:31 +0000

Sean, I love my u-shaped desk. Great advice!

-Nik