As I previously stated, we are currently living the largest social and professional experiment of our time in which many activities have moved to digital, virtual long distance connections. Quite interestingly over that past 5 weeks my usage of videoconferencing software has been on average 14h/week (range 8h to 19h). Even is the most busy videoconferencing week, I have found that the interaction with colleagues and students not fully satisfying.
Continue readingOver the past few weeks a lot of us have become, willingly or forced, the participants in the largest unplanned international experiment of our time. Some might even say that this particular experiment contains multiple sub-experiments that will feed the researchers across a very wide spectrum for years to come. It is also the largest (in scale) telecommuting experiment ever attempted, again across multiple industries as well as social , educational and health-related activities.
The Take Control ebook series is well-known from many internet users and it was recently brought to my attention that the one dedicated on Working From Home is available free of charge.
It provides a number of advices on a range of topics from the general set-up of your workspace to gear and “relation” with family members(!) while working from home. The ebook is relatively short and constitute a good read. if at the very least to be reminded of the best practice.
Ruminating... 