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No worries. I’ll just add some more bits so anons can get some value and steal jobs from redditors in the coming struggle:
Meal prep. Make everything ahead of time. When you’ve got the mental energy, you don’t want to be washing dishes. Being able to toss a frozen burrito in the toaster oven and have homemade deliciousness is good.
Automate everything. I use two Stream Decks for all of my client folders on Good Drive, and I use the BarRaider commands to program physical actions and shortcuts. I also have a 22-key macro pad and a Red Dragon 16+ key macro mouse. These are all programmed for redundancy. For example, I can scroll browser tabs with the mouse macro (RH) or macropad (LH). Trust me, when you perform an action repeatedly, the economy of motion adds up.
Exercise constantly. WFH means you’ll be sitting on your ass, so get a Herman Miller Aeron chair. Standing desks are good, and here’s a really good point: you should be able to work from anywhere in your home. I have several stations around the house, and it just gives me peace of mind. Plus I can tell clients I’m out of the office (my upstairs), when I’m really just answering emails on the couch.
If you’re freelance, avoid doing business with anyone but those in your home country. I don’t work with India, UAE, China, the Balkans, the Baltics, and even yhe UK. Time zone differences suck and brown people are vindictive if they can get away with shit. It’s another added issue where there doesn’t have to be one.
Leave your house at least once daily. If you have neighbors, they WILL notice you “being home all the time”. I literally got charges sealed last month because this meth’d out neighbor was jealous. I did get to yell at cops and outsmarted them (I have the bodycams). Yeah tell no one and give the appearance that you have a normal wagie job. I memorize my neighbors work schedule and accommodate their right to privacy, but I’m moving to NH to go remote.
