The working from home thread: tips and advice

This happens to me every now and again. The pomodoro technique sounds cheesy but helps me to focus. I’ve also installed url-blockers on my browsers.

Huge help for me is to be busy as well. With a 50% workload I get fuck all done. 90-110% seems to make me most efficient. Only slight niggle is that it isn’t even close to being sustainable for my mental health.

I've been having periods of the same, I find it helps to move area of the house where I'm working and try changing headphones/no headphones. I set up a website blocking thing for Chrome but not long later I was just using Firefox instead.

same.

My partner swears by the Pomodoro Technique

Improve your reward system, at the moment you are using distractions which leave you unfulfilled and guilty. Try a solid block of work with a good quality reward like a ten minute walk where you can let out a primal scream at a cat/tree/god then go home and carry on.
Next try a dedicated end to your day, unplug stuff, put away monitor screens and treat it like you cannot work any longer, this will shift your deadlines forward to a better time of day.
Try to be busier, sometimes people procrastinate the easy stuff because when it is done they have the boredom and emptiness of nothing to achieve. If you take on more you may become more productive, if you have nothing to take on, learn the banjo/bagpipes/bongo’s. Your neighbours will appreciate this.

Me too! All of the above.

Exactly how I've been feeling as of late. A shit load to do but so many distractions at home combined with f all to look forward to doesn't make for a positive atmosphere.

I hope you're better today!