Is working from home TOO comfortable?

JustKid

14 years ago

Do you think you'll do more work at a rented office?
Isnt the reason why we do IM is to work from home?

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Abdi Adan 14 years ago

Hi there

You have no idea what a great feeling it is working from home instead of renting an office and working from there.

Did you know that you can build your own little office in your home and all the money that you spend will be tax deductable.

So instead of paying tax, spend it on your office. And you will get more of a feeling that you are at work.

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Lou Diamond

14 years ago

Hello,
I work from home, after I have lunch I hit the couch for a nap.
If I had a office I am sure that I would still have a couch in there to take a nap.

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inter123 14 years ago

The productively levels and the environment will vary from person to person.

At present I travel 3 hours to and from work, I know if IM was a full time venture and I worked from home, time would be better utilised.

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- Cardsearch 14 years ago
  
  It is true you have to be disciplined but working at home has so many advantages I wouldn't consider anything else.
  
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Dean Martin

14 years ago

Better than renting - purchase a multiple office building and keep a small space for yourself. You'll get a tax write off, build asset value in the offline world (and credibility for your business), have another address to register an LLC through and a place for employees to work should you decide to go that route.

However, you should still develop the self-discipline to meter your time properly when working from home... It builds character

Much like spending well under your current earning limits and saving the rest so that when your niche goes south you don't need to sell the Porsche to buy food.

@Lou - I actually have a small suite (and locked entrance) off the side of my office w/a couch, fridge, etc. that I can get 'lost'. I definitely recommend it!

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butters 14 years ago

I done both... I got more work done in the office.
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garyfromdurham

14 years ago

I have recently started renting an office and I am far far far more productive than I was working from home.

I still get the perks of being my own boss ie: go in when I want, leave when I want etc. but when I go to my office I don't have any distractions.

I have my to-do list, get what I need to do done and then I'm out of there.

Before the office I would get disturbed by my family, have friends popping by as they did not understand the concept of working from home and would be distracted by home comforts.

I also used to stretch my work out throughout the day and into the evening. It got to the point where I could no longer relax at home. I was feeling guilty when I tried to relax thinking that I should be upstairs working.

Now I am overjoyed at how much I achieve in my workweek and feel much less guilty knowing that I have done something productive that will earn me extra money.

I also missed 'workplace' , a business environment. It helps me to be more focussed in a work environment than at home.

I would recommend renting an office. I think that it would surprise you how much more you get done and it will pay for itself many times over.

Gary

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Scott Ames

14 years ago

Originally Posted by garyfromdurham

Before the office I would get disturbed by my family, have friends popping by as they did not understand the concept of working from home and would be distracted by home comforts.
Gary

That's what prompted this thread actually. My wife kicked me off the computer so she could order something online. Never mind that we have about 5 other computers, she wanted that one.

They say it takes a solid 20 minutes to get your head back to where it was before an interruption.

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dndoseller

14 years ago

Yes it is too comfortable, to me thats awesome.

Sometimes I think about wanting an office but in reality I would not get to it much.

I like working in coffee shops.

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Formulam

14 years ago

Originally Posted by dndoseller

Yes it is too comfortable, to me thats awesome.

Sometimes I think about wanting an office but in reality I would not get to it much.

I like working in coffee shops.

If I'm really struggling some days, I go and work in the library (free WiFi - a big deal here in NZ). Coffee shops are good but too much coffee makes me wired!

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reynoldscorb

14 years ago

I wake u every morning at the same time, follow the same routine, and get to work. I have a nice office area. No TV or phone. I don't find that I have a problem working from home because I turn my home environment into a business setting when it's time to get work done.

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Davy Norton

14 years ago

Hey this is what i do to stay focused so you set up an office at home write out todo lists for each day work on productive ones get an eggtimer set it for an hour do a couple a day you will get alot done each day have a break in between each hour go for a walk come back star another one from your todo list so pland tomorrow today try plan a month a head what you have to do for the next 30 days dont go near your emails till the end of everyday i found i opend my emails at the start of the day and was tere for hours at them so plan a head it really dose work

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giseo

14 years ago

being thrown into the street is good motivation for me.

break what you have to do into daily, weekly, monthly, yearly goals and stick to it.

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Rich Struck 14 years ago

I worked from home for a long time and finally I couldn't take it anymore so I rented an office. I found a nice, quiet space for $200 a month. No kids fighting, no dogs barking, no phones ringing, no birds squawking, no distractions at all. If you can afford it, I'd highly recommend it.
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ryanbiddulph

14 years ago

Hi,

I love working at home. Then again I live by myself so there are no distractions.

Recently I've been mixing it up by going to the library. Sometimes it helps to work from a different setting but I prefer the privacy and comfort of being in my own home.

Ryan

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Ronald_65

14 years ago

Yes. It is sometimes very difficult to work at home.

Losing focus is always a problem.

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toprahman

14 years ago

has this always been the case? how long have you been working from home

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mark33

14 years ago

I've worked from home for the last.... 7 years! I love it. Yes, there are days when I get little to no work done... and there are days when I put in a 20 hour day. All and all, I'm living the dream!

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thunderbird

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

I find in working from home it's hard to separate work from play. I'm starting to think I would be better off with regular hours and a rented office. Thoughts?

I know what you mean. I'm kind of thinking of getting an office, myself. When I work, I prefer not to be sidetracked by household stuff.

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shaggard

14 years ago

I've worked from home for the last.... 7 years! I love it. Yes, there are days when I get little to no work done... and there are days when I put in a 20 hour day. All and all, I'm living the dream!

He said it perfectly. I work from home. I been doing it for 2 years and cannot imagine going to an office.

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NewbiesDiary

14 years ago

hehe I got up this morning when it was cold and crappy - got my hot steaming coffee, put the heater on and settled in to get some work done. Within 5 minute there was someone sitting right on top of me (to get to the heater) and wouldn't leave for close on an hour - talking the whole bloody time! Needless to say I got exactly NOTHING done!

I have been travelling the country with my offline niche and have a caravan I was dragging around. The van was setup with an office at one end - I've often thought of setting up my office permanently in the van as I can shut myself in and the fam tend to leave me be when I'm in there

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thunderbird

14 years ago

Originally Posted by NewbiesDiary

<snip> Within 5 minute there was someone sitting right on top of me (to get to the heater) and wouldn't leave for close on an hour - talking the whole bloody time! <snip>

I'm having a mental glitch with this sentence (I must be a South Carolina voting machine). Would that be a child or pet?

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mark33

14 years ago

There are days when I have to force myself to take a shower... shave... get dressed....

I do have a hard time working at the pool. That never seems to work.

Living the dream!

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