When you work from home suddenly your private space becomes your office. One day the kitchen table is where your inspiration finds a home. Another day your porch swing offers an inviting day of productivity. Sometimes you’ll even hide out in the second bedroom, plucking away on the laptop while lounging on the futon.
As E.B. White said:
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”
You learn to make any condition an ideal condition.
The problem with merging your work world and your private world is that it becomes difficult to create a definitive line between work time and personal time. Suddenly you’ll realize that you’ve just spent 13 hours in one spot, forgetting to eat, forgetting to go to the bathroom, and working in complete silence because you also forgot to turn on the radio. This is what I call The Red Zone and it can be great for getting a lot of inspired work accomplished in a short time.
However, it can also lead to burn out, most especially if you are trying to force your inspiration due to a deadline.
Suddenly, instead of every place in your home looking like a potential workspace, every seat, table, or desk begins to look like a torture chamber.
via:http://mandilindner.com/know-when-to-take-a-break/
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