Comments on: Tips for working alone http://enjoymentland.com/2009/08/11/tips-for-working-alone/ A loosey goosey meditation on making an enjoyable life with a 1-person company Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: emcee http://enjoymentland.com/2009/08/11/tips-for-working-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-578 emcee Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:15:23 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=624#comment-578 Walking, like short 10 to 30 minutes walk, 2 to 3 times a day is what keeps me balanced... thoughts get clearer, and often new ideas jump in! Walking, like short 10 to 30 minutes walk, 2 to 3 times a day is what keeps me balanced… thoughts get clearer, and often new ideas jump in!

]]> By: The Real Adam · Working from home, better http://enjoymentland.com/2009/08/11/tips-for-working-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-572 The Real Adam · Working from home, better Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:01:26 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=624#comment-572 [...] Tips for working alone: The other thing I’m doing is bringing back my practice of writing “daily pages”… ~750 words a day to myself, that sort of help me get everything out in the open in my head and so that I can find a bit of clarity in my typically scrambled thoughts. [...] [...] Tips for working alone: The other thing I’m doing is bringing back my practice of writing “daily pages”… ~750 words a day to myself, that sort of help me get everything out in the open in my head and so that I can find a bit of clarity in my typically scrambled thoughts. [...]

]]> By: Buster http://enjoymentland.com/2009/08/11/tips-for-working-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Buster Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=624#comment-570 Yeah, I should add a structured break in there somewhere. I'm not sure where I should go... maybe Bedlam with my laptop for an hour or so in the afternoon? Not sure... I do love my office quite a bit, and yeah, I never work from home. Going on a walk is definitely important. I miss that about the Co-op actually... being forced to walk half an hour or so before and after work. It clears the brain for sure. Yeah, I should add a structured break in there somewhere. I’m not sure where I should go… maybe Bedlam with my laptop for an hour or so in the afternoon? Not sure… I do love my office quite a bit, and yeah, I never work from home.

Going on a walk is definitely important. I miss that about the Co-op actually… being forced to walk half an hour or so before and after work. It clears the brain for sure.

]]> By: Daniel Spils http://enjoymentland.com/2009/08/11/tips-for-working-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Daniel Spils Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:07:17 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=624#comment-569 I find that leaving the house is important. That sounds obvious, but I'm actually really good at working from home ... but I'm even better if I leave the house at some point in the day. If I don't make a conscious effort I can somedays just stick to home and that tends to give me less bang for my buck. In recent weeks I've been leaving in the afternoon to work from my mobile office (my van). That's worked out well. I grab a drink, go to a park and set up office for one to three hourse. Volunteer Park is a fav or down by Lake Union. Do you work from home much or try to isolate most of your at your office space? My best hours are the early morning -- anywhere from 6am to noon, then my productivity drops off considerably and I tend to meander mentally. Another trick I've found is to have creative phone calls when I'm walking -- something about walking and talking allows me to think (and talk) bigger. I love this topic, by the way. I find that leaving the house is important. That sounds obvious, but I’m actually really good at working from home … but I’m even better if I leave the house at some point in the day. If I don’t make a conscious effort I can somedays just stick to home and that tends to give me less bang for my buck. In recent weeks I’ve been leaving in the afternoon to work from my mobile office (my van). That’s worked out well. I grab a drink, go to a park and set up office for one to three hourse. Volunteer Park is a fav or down by Lake Union. Do you work from home much or try to isolate most of your at your office space?

My best hours are the early morning — anywhere from 6am to noon, then my productivity drops off considerably and I tend to meander mentally. Another trick I’ve found is to have creative phone calls when I’m walking — something about walking and talking allows me to think (and talk) bigger.

I love this topic, by the way.

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