How I do home office being a father?

I’d rather go to the office, end of the story. However this might not be an option these days, so I wrote some steps that worked for me. You may have others, so feel free to share them with me please. I’d like to try them all!

Step 1 — Update your calendar the day before (at night)

Planning will give you peace of mind of the things you are going to be able to do tomorrow. 

Step 2 — Keep your weekly/monthly calendar updated & shared

Transparency will let your teammates easily schedule meetings with you, avoiding back and forth with messages like these ones “Are you available tomorrow 14pm?”

Step 3 — Wake up at 5:30 am

You might not be a father to do this… However, if you are one, waking up early could give you the time to work quietly in staff that requires most of your concentration. 

Step 4 — Build an office space sat home

It doesn’t matter if it is the kitchen, the living room or a closed space at your house (better if it’s this one), but there should be a place where you would go every day and sit to do your daily staff. Keep it clean, simple and organized so that you like sitting there every day. 

The home office is a topic itself, so I guess I’ll write about it on another post.

Step 5 — Dress like going to the office

Do you feel right when you take a bath and dress yourself the way you like? Why don’t you try doing the same at home?

Step 6 — Use the camera for your Phone Calls

You’d rather not to show your home to others and keep your privacy hidden. However, if you’ve done Step 4 & 5 there would be nothing to hide and the interaction you will gain sharing your stuff with others will get you closer to people. 

Maybe the person you have in front of you is working from the living room and have a guitar there. Interesting to start a conversation asking about what music she or he plays!

Step 7- Schedule time for your personal work at your calendar

Everything must be scheduled on the calendar, even the time for having lunch. If not you probably may find yourself with issues trying to making things done. 

Step 8- Go to sleep between 22 and 22:30

I’ve never sleep 8 hours, but 7 works fine for me. Nothing more to say here!

Hope this works for you!