[kashyapc]

Lots of helpful comments on this thread. Things that have helped me in my past year (been doing it on and off before that) or so as a full time remotee.

Organizing work. Personally, Emacs 'Org mode' has been of tremendous help in this regard. Key thing was sticking to it consistently for about 7 months -- it has now become an almost reflex action to break down work into manageable chunks. Not 100% diligent at this, but I'm reasonably happy so far.

Also, having a fast communication tooling setup (my environment on Linux: 'mutt + offlineimap + postfix' and IRC) that works smoothly over intermittent network connections can be quite handy. Especially so when you need a change of scenery -- working from coffee shops with feeble internet connection, or from a park near by, to shake up the day-to-day humdrum.

Most other points here about work/life balance seconded.

And, yes -- remote work is great, warts and all!