{"id":374,"date":"2020-04-24T13:46:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/crowdsidentities\/?p=374"},"modified":"2020-04-24T13:46:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:46:55","slug":"how-to-cope-with-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/crowdsidentities\/2020\/04\/24\/how-to-cope-with-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cope with working from home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em> By Carina Hoerst <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncurrent life under COVID-19 is physically restricting. We are bound to being at\nhome a bit more than we want. Luckily, we live in times of global connection\nwhich enables us to break the restriction \u2013 virtually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A life\nunder COVID-19 has brought a small group of people holding different positions\nand levels of experiences together that share one common ground: They are all\neither current members, alumnus, or friends of <em>\u2018Crowds and Identities\u2019<\/em> \u2013\na social-psychological research group around Prof John Drury, based at the\nUniversity of Sussex, UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\npost will be the first of a series covering mental health issues, tips, and\nexperiences about how to get the best of academic life \u2013 with and without\nCOVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am very thankful for every contribution and hope that you can relate to some of our points and that it is helpful for you too.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, I will present experiences around <em>\u2018How to cope with working from home (during COVID-19)\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we find frustrating<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Missing professional opportunities and uncertainty.<\/li><li>Clashing expectations, one&#8217;s own, as well as between universities and staff.\u00a0<\/li><li>Restrictions to free movement (the classic).<\/li><li>Separating \u2018working from home\u2019 from \u2018being at home\u2019.\u00a0<\/li><li>Daily repetitions and distractions (\u2026 DISHES!!).<\/li><li>Missing \u2018in-person\u2019 contact with colleagues and students.\u00a0<\/li><li>The idea that others are somewhat more productive.\u00a0<\/li><li>Comparing one&#8217;s way of coping with the (presumed) way of others. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we find surprising<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How busy we are! <\/li><li>How adaptive and creative people can be.<\/li><li>That working from home can even improve your focus and writing quality. <\/li><li>Seeing others far better and pro-social than expected.<\/li><li>Being in even more contact with others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we find helpful<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Collaborations and working together.<\/li><li>Daily structure and routine. (#Routine, #routine, #routine \u2026.)<\/li><li>A clear cut between work and leisure time.<\/li><li>Leisure time and self-care! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The role of technology<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It helps us adapting and adjusting to the new situation.<\/li><li>It allows us to stay in contact with family and friends, colleagues, students.<\/li><li>It allows us to work together.<\/li><li>And it even allows us to take sports classes and organize pub quizzes (cheers!). <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X   There can be too many tools for the same purpose.<br \/>X   It can be distracting (aka \u2018too many tools for the same purpose\u2019). <br \/> X   It can be exhausting. <br \/> X   And can make you feel being dependent and exposed to virtuality only. \n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Working with (and for) others<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Can be incredibly motivational and bring structure into your day<\/li><li>Can you to catch up with professional and personal chatter.<\/li><li>Can lead to the feeling of being useful and needed.<\/li><li>Can be fun (yes! That still exists).<\/li><li>Can correct the false expectations of others being much more productive than you (because they are probably not..)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do we take from this? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current situation is challenging for everybody, it doesn\u2019t matter\nhow many years you have spent in academia and which position you hold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While technology is THE means during the current situation helping us to\nget us through it, the flexibility of working from home might come with the\nprice of not being able to \u2018switch (technology) off\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also may be thinking that others are dealing with the situation far\nbetter than we are, maybe they are incredibly productive while we feel lazy.\nThis can cause anxiety and undermine some valuable contributions to community\nwork and self-care! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working together with others can help you to structure your day and correct a perhaps wrong impressions of others. But don`t forget to switch (technology) off and to have valuable time for yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article is also published <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@carina.h1408\/how-to-cope-with-working-from-home-4d63bb2de011\">here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-normal synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.sussex.ac.uk%2Fcrowdsidentities%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F374&#038;t=How%20to%20cope%20with%20working%20from%20home&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.sussex.ac.uk%2Fcrowdsidentities%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F374&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=How%20to%20cope%20with%20working%20from%20home\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline; 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