Of course I thought about it when I mentioned the thinking about planning before that's what I did when I was working. And I wasn't working from home.
And I'm retired I Procrastinate laundry dusting vacuuming even though I have all the time in the world. And maybe psychologically you think you have all the time in the world and then it's like oops I'm late.
Well I guess I can understand when you're working from home that procrastination just kucks in because you're not commuting
Definitely not just you, Brad. I also have the 11-second commute. I get up early and have plenty of time to start my computer on time. But…procrastination. “I’ll just take care of one more thing first…”
Try setting an Alexa alarm with wake-up lighting. You'll feel a bit like Dracula, "it burns!" 😂 but the sudden brightness is impossible to ignore. It might get you out of bed at least.
Can't help with the other stuff, but if you find an answer, I'm all ears.
I love your article. It reminded me of how I was trying to fake bad connection issues at a zoom meeting of my kids school committee during COVID pandemic. I forgot mid sentence what I was going to say (the meeting was so obviously boring) and tried to glitch on screen. I think the rest of the committee believed me.
Haha... in India, we have a saying that goes something like, the guy nearest to the temple is the one who fails to visit the god/goddess there. When the work is nearest to you, it's only natural that you get to it late... :-) Jokes apart, working from home has blurred the boundaries between work and life/home.
Transitioning to a home office during COVID and afterwards made me lazier in the sense I slept in an extra 90 minutes, dressed very casually, and skipped a few of your steps.
My convenient technical difficulties commonly were the CAM wasn't working for some reason or I'd blame the TEAMS app. Everyone used the latter.
The other WFH challenge was back to back meetings. Like, in the office we set aside 5 minutes to go to next meetings or a pee break... nope, for some reason WFH meant steady meetings which again encountered faulty cameras and apps to allow for those important bio breaks
Maybe, do like me when I had an hour of commuting, and prepare the coffee to let it rinse while in the bathroom, unless you own a full-serviced machine, which you only tap on twice to make it pour your favourite coffee.
Haha. How about doing some planning the night before.?
Sounds like a plan 😂
Of course I thought about it when I mentioned the thinking about planning before that's what I did when I was working. And I wasn't working from home.
And I'm retired I Procrastinate laundry dusting vacuuming even though I have all the time in the world. And maybe psychologically you think you have all the time in the world and then it's like oops I'm late.
Well I guess I can understand when you're working from home that procrastination just kucks in because you're not commuting
That’s very true
Definitely not just you, Brad. I also have the 11-second commute. I get up early and have plenty of time to start my computer on time. But…procrastination. “I’ll just take care of one more thing first…”
Yeah it’s that pesky procrastination problem again 😂
Try setting an Alexa alarm with wake-up lighting. You'll feel a bit like Dracula, "it burns!" 😂 but the sudden brightness is impossible to ignore. It might get you out of bed at least.
Can't help with the other stuff, but if you find an answer, I'm all ears.
lol just me I guess. At 3am I’m ready and full of energy. Just weird I guess 😂
LOL Morning Brad! *Passes a coffee (because you sound like you need another!)
I never refuse a coffee. Especially a free one 😂
I love your article. It reminded me of how I was trying to fake bad connection issues at a zoom meeting of my kids school committee during COVID pandemic. I forgot mid sentence what I was going to say (the meeting was so obviously boring) and tried to glitch on screen. I think the rest of the committee believed me.
Thank you for reading 🙏
Haha... in India, we have a saying that goes something like, the guy nearest to the temple is the one who fails to visit the god/goddess there. When the work is nearest to you, it's only natural that you get to it late... :-) Jokes apart, working from home has blurred the boundaries between work and life/home.
Sounds about right 😀
I am convinced that time works differently depending on where you are!!!
You could be right 😀
How about this, time works differently depending on where you are, what stage of life you are in, and who you are with!
I agree with you 😀
Add this to list of downsides of wfh. Turning a punctual person to late comers.
Good idea 👍
Transitioning to a home office during COVID and afterwards made me lazier in the sense I slept in an extra 90 minutes, dressed very casually, and skipped a few of your steps.
My convenient technical difficulties commonly were the CAM wasn't working for some reason or I'd blame the TEAMS app. Everyone used the latter.
The other WFH challenge was back to back meetings. Like, in the office we set aside 5 minutes to go to next meetings or a pee break... nope, for some reason WFH meant steady meetings which again encountered faulty cameras and apps to allow for those important bio breaks
There’s always a way though 😀
A very fine piece , most amusing. People are already referring to you as the late Mr Davenport, even though you’re very much alive.
Thanks very much. 😂
I did not count the seconds for my commute.
Well, the laptop stays in the same place.
Maybe, do like me when I had an hour of commuting, and prepare the coffee to let it rinse while in the bathroom, unless you own a full-serviced machine, which you only tap on twice to make it pour your favourite coffee.
Good idea 😀
So much experience in optimization of commuting and life around it that I should consider paid live shows here I guess 😀
Part of it is here:
https://danielagrothe.substack.com/p/its-your-fault-but-then-its-not
Good read
this makes total sense to me.
lol
Love it!
Thank you 😀
Been there a few times.
Yep it’s fascinating isn’t it 😂