Despite <a href="https://www.inc.com/brian-de-haaff/3-ways-remote-workers-outperform-office-workers.html">endless statistics </a>about how remote work increases productivity, working from home is a relatively new concept that takes a lot of trial and error before finding a routine that works. Productivity isn't an innate skill (for most people anyway). It's not even a skill really - it's a series of habits that take consistent patience to build.

When people find out that I work from home and set my own schedule, the conversation is often met with an upbeat, "Wow you're so lucky" quickly followed by, "You must have so much self-control. I would end up watching Netflix all day." From the outside, it might look like people who work from home have more self-discipline or drive than others. But I'll let you in on a little secret. We're flattered, but what we have isn't more willpower or passion for productivity - it's habits and routines that we cling to religiously because we know we're all one tiny, little, harmless peek at our notifications away from getting absolutely nothing crossed off our to-do lists for the day.

When people find out that I work from home and set my own schedule, the conversation is often met with an upbeat, "Wow you're so lucky" quickly followed by, "You must have so much self-control. I would end up watching Netflix all day."

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5 Habits for Crafting the Perfect Remote Work Day

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5 Habits for Crafting the Perfect Remote Work Day

LEE MIKE