Work-From-Home: lessons learned from the Prisma Team Part I

How to separate work and private life when working from home? See how the Prisma team dealt with new morning or evening rituals, productivity, and work habits in our upcoming series.

Work from home has been a challenge to some and a blessing to others. Here are new strategies we have learned and things we discovered about ourselves.

Work-From-Home lessons: self-care

Self-care is important when working from home and working in the office. Maybe due to the new developments, self-care has risen on the priority list for many people.

• Stretching is great, especially when you do not move a lot during the day.
• Doing a YouTube work-out instead of commuting, is a lot better than a traffic jam
• Tidying the work area when done, signals that this part of the day is finished.
• Adult colouring books sound silly but are a great tool to practice mindfulness.

• Having a separate office space at home keeps work and private life separated (I have changed our guest room into an “office” where I can work quietly and in peace. The view to the field where the cows are, is also quite relaxing).
• The importance of eating healthy. It’s easier to eat fresh when you’re home compared to getting a quick takeaway lunch.

• Instead of being stuck in the traffic jam which usually leads to a stressful start into the day, I take a 1–2-hour morning walk in the forest with my dog. The walk reduces my stress level and allows me to get fresh air before the workday starts.
• I learned to make every single day during the week interesting and enjoyable.
• I became more mindful about my surroundings. Nothing is permanent in this world, and everything is only temporary. Therefore, I try to appreciate even the smallest things and no longer take everything / everybody for grant

Stay tuned for part II and III!

Read here about our lessons on hobbies and socialising and here about our lessons on productivity.