[Vinnl]

This is really dependent on your employer's attitude. What worked for me, though, when working independently, is:

- Start the day by making a list of tasks you can do that day. You don't need to finish them all, but there should be no moment that you don't know quite what you could pick up. - Then work using the Pomodoro technique: alternate 25 minutes of work with a 5-minute break, and every fourth break is 15 minutes. In those 25-minute sessions, do not e.g. check Hacker News, and in the 5-minute sessions, do not work. - My day was done when I finished 12 "Pomodoro's", i.e. did six hours of productive work.

I was way more productive than I was when I had to go to the office, yet had more spare time. I guess that helps: if you can compare it to going into office, you feel less guilty for fewer hours butt-in-seat if you're getting more done.

Of course, things like meetings can complicate this.