You have to trick yourself into believing you’re at work, scientists say. Create cues that indicate you’re not at home anymore. And never work on your phone. (But rules are made to be broken!)
I once heard a story from a book agent about an older gentleman who wrote novels for a living, and who did so working from a home office. The man would wake up each morning, go down for breakfast with his wife, and then go through a morning ritual that he had done every single weekday, without fail, for almost five decades.
Science actually seems to back this up. I’ve spoken to neuroscientists, psychologists, and technologists about this challenge, and while the approaches may be different, the reigning theory seems to be that you constantly have to trick yourself into thinking that you are not, in fact, at home. So getting dressed like the older gentleman is highly correlated with being productive.
Given how much of a role technology plays in our work lives, the tech we choose to use for work can also contribute to our ability to actually be productive. Applying Small’s theory that the brain finds associations with everything, I truly believe that “working” on your phone is disastrous and should be avoided at all costs.
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