How to reconcile private life and teleworking?
How to disconnect from work... when you work from home? Teleworking has many qualities, but one of its biggest flaws is the lack of privacy. Fortunately, after reading this article, you will now know how to reconcile private life and teleworking!
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Setting up a room dedicated to work
One of the advantages of teleworking is being able to work from wherever you want: at home, in a park, in a café or in the Maldives ! As long as you have a good internet connection and you complete all your tasks, this is no problem (especially if teleworking corresponds to your professional expectations and desires). But, for some, it is difficult to really tell the difference between work and relaxation, because your apartment/house now serves as your office! So, what to do?
If possible, find a room in which you will devote yourself to your job: you will get into the habit of working in this room only. This way, you will no longer associate your bedroom or living room – usually rest rooms – with the stress of work.
Notify your loved ones
Once this is done (and taking into account the fact that you don't live alone), let your loved ones know! No matter who you live with, make sure they don't "disturb" you during your working hours. Thus, it will allow you to have a real separation between your private life and your job. If you're interrupted from time to time, distracted, get up and/or talk while you're working, you'll quickly lose track of the separation between work and personal life. For everything to go smoothly, you have to communicate your schedules, not do household chores during your job, etc.
Disconnect completely
The day is coming to an end: it's time to close your computer and disconnect completely. And when I say completely, it's for a reason! There is no question of quickly checking your emails or messages, or going back to see if you have sent that document your colleague needed... If you get into the habit, you'll work anytime, anywhere, without ever knowing how to balance private life and telecommuting.
Once your hours are over, so is the work! Whether it's for lunch break, for dinner, or whatever, when it's time to stop working, you shouldn't do it. If you stay rigoureux.se and organized, you can preserve your moments of relaxation and not work ten-hour days instead of eight.
Moreover, staying connected for so long in the long term (several hours a day, several days a week) is terribly bad for your health. So, when you skip meals and breaks because you're too focused on work... This is becoming problematic.
How can we avoid falling into burnout or bore-out because of teleworking?
Take time for yourself
Finally, the last piece of advice for reconciling private life and teleworking is to take time for yourself. Work can be exhausting and take away your energy. If you're not careful and get too tired at work, it can even lead to depression (especially if you work more hours than you need to because you're working from home). At the end of the day and on weekends, take the time to do activities that you enjoy and that relax you – sports, walks, reading, outings with friends, etc. As soon as possible, avoid spending your downtime on your computer and/or phone. You already spend enough time staring at a screen for hours!
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In short, to reconcile private life and teleworking, you have to know how to impose limits on yourself and take time to relax and de-stress. Work has an important place in everyday life, but it should never take over our personal life!
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