Switching things up

The key to avoiding things up when working from home

Freedom. It’s why many love working from home. While freedom from commuting might be a primary consideration, there are a lot of others that might even be more important.

Like freedom from dress codes

That really means social freedom from social conventions.

You see, in an office setting, only the bold would make a wardrobe change like this. Yet in working from home, you can do it whenever you want. And it can feel quite liberating as you go about your work, particularly if that involves writing.

Wearing a hat could be one way.

Yet another could be something as simple as the font in Word or whatever word processing program you use.

Changing your colors from black type on white to white on black can do it as well.

It really doesn’t take much and the benefits of even a small tweak can get you through those rough patches.

Do you have a go to that gets you out of your rut? Please share in the comments below.

ChatGPT cheat sheet

That headline may be slightly redundant. Yet don’t let this slightly defensive writer keep you from a tool that can be very useful in your business and your work. The graphic below offers some very handy suggestions for novices—and that’s most of us—to find ways to use AI for good.

But what about…The Cold Shower

Earlier this year, My Home Office Hacks covered the benefits of taking cold showers. Something I gleaned from such books as Limitless by Jim Kwik and inspired by Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins. Now, there’s a newsletter called The ColdShower: Thoughts for better health, habits, and happiness that’s right in line with many of the things we talk about here. Check them out.

Inspiring quote of the week

“Success is a collection of problems solved.” --I. M. Pei