WFH’s worst time of year

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Yes, folks. That’s summer. Especially if you live in a part of the world where you have all four seasons.

Why it matters

Your productivity level can take a hit if you don’t address the elephant in the room—better weather that beckons you outdoors. Failing to do so can increase the anxiety, the feeling that “it’s too nice of a day to be inside.”

Going deeper

Draft a schedule that accommodates that innate desire to get outdoors. Here are a few things you can try:

• Start your workday an hour earlier. Then make sure you stop working an hour earlier.

• Start your workday later. There’s no rule that you have to work 9-5. Start your workday at 2. That leaves you the entire morning and an hour in the afternoon to get out.

• Change venues. You’re not chained to your home office. Find a café or library within walking distance.

• Work outside – If you know of a space where you can comfortably work outside, try it. You may want to minimize this option to an hour or so as the warmer temperatures and humidity aren’t great for your technology. Even if you have a Sport-Brella.

• Lunchtime walks – Just enough of a taste so you don’t feel like you’ve missed all the good weather. A pre-workday walk also does the trick.

• Plan your vacations for summer – If you’re a business, you know more people go away during the summer than at any other time of year. Why not you?

Question

What is your strategy for making the work-from-home summer experience more tolerable? Reply to this email with your response.

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You’re thinking about it, right?

The big benefit of WFH is that you can work from anywhere. If the cost of living in your current city has got you thinking of greener pastures that cost less green, there are a number of states and cities with these types of incentives. Check out the article below.

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