How To Work From Home Without Going Stir Crazy

Some people say it takes a special breed of person to work from home. Even when you have a spouse, children or human company in the house with you, it can seem grueling to sit in front of your computer in the same room each day.

At some point, you realize you just have to get out of the house, even if it is only for just a little while, especially if you have not spoken out loud to a single other person all day. Then you begin to feel isolated from the real world, and probably zapped of mental energy.

The simplest solution to the problem is to schedule your time to work some 'outside the home' work as often as possible. You may even consider choosing specific days of the week that you'll move your 'home office' to a different location, like a library, a park or coffee shop.

Schedule Your Work At Home Hours To What Work Best For You

When you work at home, at a minimum, though, you can break your day up more effectively if you schedule 'out of the house' visits and errands in a distinct block of time. In other words, decide if you work best in the morning or afternoon, and schedule everything else around that.

What this does is give you a better sense of the boundary between “being at work” and “being off work.”  You could go shoppng for clothings, go to the gym or just for a walk 7:00 a.m. to Noon, for example, then work from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

You may want to experiment with your schedule to see what works best. You can work at home any hour you wish and you're free to adjust to what is best for you. You may choose to work 12 hours a day or 3 hours a week, it's all up to you. That's the beauty of being your own boss.

If you simply can't stand working at home alone, you have another option. You may consider sharing 'office space' with other self-employed individuals. You can find out what resources are available in your area by checking out the 'CoWorking Wiki' at: http://coworking.pbwiki.com/.

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