When work and home are the same place, experts say this is how to find balance. (via CNBCMakeIt)
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Roommates and partners can level-set in 10 minutes every morning: Who has important calls and needs the space to be quiet at a certain time? What errands and personal tasks need to be done throughout the day? Does the Wi-Fi work better in one part of the house and if so, how can you split time there accordingly?
"If you're used to an hour-and-a-half commute time and you don't plan for that working from home, it's easy for the lines between sleep and work to get blurred," Murph says. Launching directly from waking up to checking email could lead to burnout, he adds. That could mean setting up your laptop in the morning and stowing it out of sight in the evening, even if that just means clearing it from the table before dinner.
At the very least, Eric Robertson, a physical therapist and spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association, says workers should try to Brand recommends looping in other people to help hold you accountable for your log-off time. Go for a walk and call a family member or friend to both physically and mentally end the work day.Experts encourage workers to lean on their employers for support as they adjust to a new way of living and working."A big thing to keep in mind is that you can't assume leadership knows what they're doing at this time," Murph says. "This is uncharted territory.
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