Home-Work

[rebeccmeister]

I've been working from home a lot, lately. I was somewhat nervous about it at first, because I was afraid I'd get distracted at home, and lose out on opportunities and important conversations at school. But then I realized that the distractions at school were worse, and more frustrating - people talking in the offices across from my cubicle, and the constant urge to goof off on the internet, endlessly checking useless websites. And I just don't get reading done very efficiently when sitting in an office chair. With our recently expanded internet access in our house (thanks to our wireless bridge, which we've named "howie"), I can't avoid the internet at home. But for some reason, it's easier for me to buckle down and get to work at home. Writers really *do* need solitary space, to think. I can listen to music, which I can't really do at school because I haven't installed much work music on my school computer, and I eventually get fatigue from wearing headphones. And if I get hungry, I can walk over to the kitchen for a snack, instead of going through constant internal debates about whether I should go get a snack or keep working. Plus, I was realizing - this is how I've worked for most of my life, from grade school through grad school - at home.

Coffeeshops aren't really an option for me right now, given my somewhat woeful financial state.

So, yeah. Working from home has been a very pleasant change of pace.

And on that note, back to work. I've got a dissertation chapter to write.

Comments

[trifold-flame.livejournal.com]

Working at home is awesome. I'm glad it's being productive for you!