Why All Those ‘Working From Home’ Tips Are Not Working

Adopt a “work first” mindset

I’ve been regularly working from home for a decade. And for the past five years, I’ve spent the majority of my time getting work done from my home.

I started this blog from home. I wrote all my books from home. I wrote 90% of my articles from home. You get the idea. As an experienced home-worker, I’ve seen a lot of bullshit advice.

Right now, people are working from home more than ever because of the coronavirus. So if you were raising your eyebrows reading those types of articles, I’m with you. Here’s a list of bad advice that I’ve read on the internet:

1. Have a separate home office — Almost everyone recommends this. But do these people live in mansions? Most of us don’t have a spare room we can turn into an office. Sure, it would be perfect to have a comfortable home office. But we need to work with what we have, not what we want.
2. Find a buddy — As if you can’t do work on your own. We’re no longer in high school. We can do things on our own.
3. Use the right tools — People overcomplicate this. You just need a laptop and an internet connection. You don’t need new tools to work from home.
4. Dress the part — I read somewhere that you should wear the same…