[chronogram]

It’s great how everyone works so differently. When I am alone, working from home, I can’t find a proper mental break anywhere and everything becomes a mess and I eat worse. Having a physical work/life split makes me cook more food, learn more recipes, and gives me a constant fresh look at my home and items to make sure it’s clean and tidy.

In the WFH situation it’s suddenly 20:00 and I’m starving and just look to snack or even go so far as to order food, but when I work away from home I have the train ride back to browse which supermarket I’ll shop at and message with a friend on how and what we’ll each be making.

[asd4232]

This. I like WFH as a concept, but I feel like it would require a separate office room to really work, and right now I don't have the space for that. Working from living room just mixes up work and leisure really badly.

[alanwreath]

I’m my case having a “separate office room” is just occupying the space where I might have had the family computer or my gaming station. I have always had that space, at least since the days of my ok’ packard bell and kings quest!

[slumdev]

I intend this with all the charity in the world, but it does need to be blunt because comments like yours are influencing decision makers to force everyone to come back, whether it's full time or in a so-called "hybrid" model.

You've had a year and a half to adjust. If you don't want to move, you could easily rent office space near your home. Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for everyone who is happier and more productive at home.

[fouc]

Can you create a work/life spilt by having a separate office in a separate part of the house?

Or even have an external office on the property.

If you knew you can work remotely 100% of the time, that frees you up to consider cheaper locations where you can get a better house for the same rent.

[ed_elliott_asc]

Have you tried setting alarms on your phone and when you start/stop go for a short walk?

One thing I do to separate work from home is to get changed. Wake up in underwear, lounge until work start alarm then get dressed/go for walk/start work - end of work alarm go for walk/get changed - helps me with the mindset of what is work and what is not.

I don’t always need to do this, just when it starts to affect me.

[mark_l_watson]

That is a real problem. When I WFH, I do better when my customer supplies a secure laptop to access their systems. I use that laptop only for work, and simply turn it off at the end of work. During the day, I can grab my iPad if I have personal e-mail, etc.

[goodpoint]

WFH != unscheduled and sedentary.

You can set up timers e.g. pomodoro and do quick chores frequently.

[edit: care to explain the downvotes?]