[wambotron]

> Easy to procrastinate, easy to give false reports which then leads to regular overwork in the days just before a hard deadline.

This isn't a remote problem. I see this _all_ the time with people at work now and I don't work remotely.

This is more of a personal issue -- some people do it consistently, others don't. I never had that problem working remotely, and I don't pretend to be somewhere else in my regular reports in the office either.

[stronglikedan]

Just my personal anecdote, but I have much more discipline in the office than I do at home. I get distracted by everything at home, and I procrastinate by doing things I couldn't do at work, like housework, watching tv, etc. I know myself enough to know that I cannot trust myself to work at home on a regular basis, and I'm more content with myself regarding my productivity at the office.

[wallflower]

> This isn't a remote problem. I see this _all_ the time with people at work now and I don't work remotely.

One solution that usually works for me is to get a standing workstation and use it. Not one of those fancy ones that go up and down. Just one that is permanently up, like the Ikea standing desk hack. For a break, you can move and sit somewhere else. Standing takes a lot more energy, so, it is my belief, that you focus better because if you are standing and goofing off, you are wasting precious energy. There are times where you don't have the energy to stand but need to work - so just sit. Standing and sitting is not a either/or thing. You don't have to be faithful to your standup desk, go slouch in a couch for a break.

The biggest difference between standing and sitting is that walking away from your workstation is friction-free. You just move your feet.

[jamaicahest]

>There are times where you don't have the energy to stand but need to work - so just sit

Then what's the point of not getting a table that can go up and down?

[jjkk0101]

I'd say it's just a matter of budget.

[wallflower]

It is really more my perception that with a fixed standing desk, if I want to stop standing, I have to physically move a couple feet to my desk. Since there is no mechanical interlude involved with the desk undergoing a morphing, there is very low "switching cost". Also, I have a very nice desk that I'd still like to use.

[Ascetik]

I 100% agree. Being disciplined at work is a personal issue. I find I work much more efficiently at home than in an office. People who are lazy are lazy because they haven't developed the rights habits and motivation to work properly and efficiently. I saw more slacking off in offices than anywhere else in my entire life.

[jjkk0101]

Well, you don't see that at home b/c it's just you perhaps? Joke aside, I also notice there is a lot of slacking off in offices when people are required to do some face time.

[joslin01]

The difference is in rate, not occurrence hence the keyword "easy."