Vivian Nunez is a writer, public speaker, content creator, and founder of Too Damn Young, an online community and resource site for grieving young adults.

Despite her previous experience working from home as a freelancer, the transition to total social-distancing due to COVID-19 has still been a challenge for Nunez.

She recommends developing strategies to allow yourself to mentally adjust to working from home, such as taking note of all "out of my control" distractions, develop a healthy morning ritual, and time-blocking your work hours.

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We're weeks into the COVID-19 remote work new normal and, even after years of working from home, I must confess this transition hasn't been easy. It's actually much harder than I would have expected mostly because I don't really just work from home, ever. Regularly, I'll spend two or three days working from home, but will always leave for meetings or a coffee shop break in between. Not having the option to really socialize in any way that isn't virtual has taken a toll and has taken some getting used to.

Vivian Nunez. Courtesy of Vivian Nunez

It's also made the call for structure that fits this new normal even more necessary. We may not be able to personally control what's happening in the outside world, but we can make sure that Zoom is downloaded on all relevant platforms way before we need to sign onto a team meeting. A detail that many of the thousands of people who have transitioned to remote work in the United States have learned actually makes a difference, as Zoom is climbing charts and becoming one of the most downloaded apps across platforms.

Adding structure to your work from home setup isn't about adding the same limitations that exist in office to your home, but about finding the perfect level of comfort that will allow for your productivity to flow uninterrupted.

At work, we adjust to constant visits to our desk or to time carved out for lunch runs, at home those distractions may look different, but should still be factored in.

Source: Business Insider

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