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# Learnings from two years of Work From Home
- URL: https://www.narendravardi.com/wfh-learnings/
- Published: 2022-06-01T02:30:32.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-09T06:02:11.000Z
- Author: Narendra Vardi
- Tags: Learnings, 2022

As more and more companies are inviting the employees back to the office, I felt it would be worthwhile to note down the things that helped me while working remotely.

I'll keep this brief and to the point.

**Things that made a huge difference:**

1. Having a dedicated room for working, namely *the working room* and *avoiding* sleeping in the working room.
2. Identifying and fixing the *echo problem* in the working room.
3. Using very good to *great ergonomics* while using laptops all day long.
4. *Blocking* an hour or two for physical activity and following the exact timelines across days.
5. *Tracking* the time spent doing office work almost *everyday*. I know this is a laborious process, but it has helped me understand if I was working overtime or less time.
6. *Intentionally* put off checking work-related apps during the free time.
7. Creating *slight friction* for opening office devices.
8. Using the [BlockSite extension](https://blocksite.co/?ref=narendravardi.com) and scheduling it to turn on during office times.
9. Maintaining secondary Wi-Fi in case of power cuts.

**Things I have invested in but wasn't mandatory**

1. Earphones or headphones with a *great* mic.

**Things I didn't do but would have helped**

1. Having a friend who is also working fully remote in the next room. (co-working space would have been a great thing).
2. Hiring professionals to transform the working room with boring walls into a creative space.
3. Professional lighting setup as YouTubers have.

With these learnings well documented, I'm sure I'll be able to move back to complete WFH setup if a need arises! :)

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