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Working from home is better for our stress levels but are we as productive in the home setting with the distractions of the comfort that home brings?

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Asked in workplace, home office, distractions asked on: 12/03/2007 06:41am

closed on: 12/10/2007 06:41am

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imfeduptoo

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60 minutes after the question was opened (12/03/2007 07:41am)

I find working from home is perhaps less stressful and if you just stick to a strict routine you don't have a problem with distractions.

On the plus side you don't have to take a day off work if you have workmen, deliveries or sick children but the most important downside is the lack of interaction with other people.

In general a bit of stress is good for you so I think it is better to go out to work and mix with people rather than working at home.

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Rank: Juniorprofessor (3,869)

78 minutes after the question was opened (12/03/2007 07:58am)

I have the opportunity to tele-work and find it useful when I am doing something I need to concentrate on. However, I would not like to do it all the time. It would be very isolating.

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Rank: Albert Schweitzer (8,077)

95 minutes after the question was opened (12/03/2007 08:15am)

No - home has x-boxes, televisions and trips to the shops - work has none of these and additional drudgery.

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Rank: Albert Einstein (14,135)

110 minutes after the question was opened (12/03/2007 08:31am)

I'm working from home at the meoment. I have certain things I need to do and I get them all done (if I didn't I would very rapidly find myself not doing the job). On the one hand, there are fewer aural distractions at home - I don't have to listen to other people in the office arguing or making phone calls (I'm a proof reader, and I find that kind of background noise very off-putting). On the other hand, if I've more than about half an hour between documents coming through I usually find myself starting to read a book or surf the web in a way that I'd never get away with in an office; when work does arrive it takes me longer to get back into the correct mindset to do it.

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Rank: Novice (101)

5 hours after the question was opened (12/03/2007 11:38am)

I work from home too, and although there are indeed plenty of distractions I still manage to accomplish my goals. Sometimes however, work takes priority over some things. I really ought to do some housework.

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