Why do I think working from home exposes your poor work ethic.

Or does it?

Working from home can expose your poor work ethic if you let it. It's easy to roll out of bed, head over to your computer, log-on, and do something that matters for someone else. And you might operate well that way.

But how easy is it to slip back in bed?
To say, "I'll just keep my computer on in case someone needs me," but then slip away to the couch and watch tv?
To go to the kitchen and make food and cite that "checking your email" is working?

Maybe you can still be productive this way. Perhaps you've spent a majority of time becoming better at tackling the challenge of remote work. But for some, this is brand new.

We're not used to seeing our homes as workplaces, and vice versa. The patterns of behavior we develop at our work are not always the same as what we have at home. We can become confused, overloaded, and we do what all humans (including this writer) do, default to the easiest possible thing - the things that take little to no effort.

If you want to do work that matters, to do hard work of connecting with people and producing something for them that makes a difference - it will take effort.

If you're not used to working from home, more than ever, it will require effort.

Start learning some best practices now. There are tons of people on the Internet telling you how to do it - I'm not going to be one of them. What works for me may not necessarily work for you.

Find what works for you. Find what makes you most productive - your flow, and do more of it!

Why? Because the feeling of being in flow is addictive.

So what? Because when we're in flow, we create magic.

Who cares about magic? Because what the world needs now is magic, we need to believe that everything and anything is possible - because as far as we know now, it is.