How do you stay motivated when working from home?

Honestly, the best thing for me was renting a small office space downtown. 😜 In 2014, I started a small co-working space with some friends. It costs us each $250 / month to split the rent + really fast internet. Best choice I've made for focus.

When you can't take it anymore, go for a walk or something that doesn't involve a laptop. Don't spend more than 30 min doing it, but try it and notice how easy it will be to return back to something! *Tip: if it's something in particular that you keep putting off, let others hold you accountable by letting them know what you need to finish for the day. ✌️

I've joined a few coworking spaces and they've been so helpful with meeting new people and just having someone to vent to / brainstorm with. I tend to go to a coworking place 2-3 times a week and I'm most productive on those weeks when I get out of the house.

Do you have time scheduled into your week for things that energize you @ish? e.g. a workout, a walk outside, a FaceTime call with a friend? I make sure I schedule regular breaks where I do something active and or social. This helps break up the pace of just working. What do you think?

Make a schedule. Allocate regular time for health, fitness, and misc activities (like catching up with friends or family), and follow it diligently. I am sure you'll see more productivity in your work.

I usually co-work with friends at coffee shops since meeting in person gives a morale boost much more than any online community. I've seen others doing the same thing and it gave me an idea to create a small app for makers that let's you check in to places (eg coffee shops) similar to foursquare so that you can join another maker at a coffee shop near you. I haven't gotten around to making the app but can add it to my side projects if you guys are up for it.

Something that I've tried recently has been to get on a Zoom call with some other solo founders once a week to discuss goals and obstacles that we're facing. It's been great for helping each of us stay accountable and motivated towards our goals.

The way I stay motivated is to achieve a state of flow, which is a combination of 2 things for me (first one's a bit weird but it works for me): 1. Listen to music that plays at certain frequencies, like . Honestly can get into hours of deep work listening to these. 2. Have a balance of doing work that is familiar (things you can do almost on auto pilot) and challenging (interesting work that helps you learn new things). Too familiar and it becomes boring, too challenging and you'll get frustrated

Take breaks. Go out for short walks. Socialize. I find many more professionals working from home - form a team.

I schedule networking/ coffee events with colleagues at least once a week. It helps me a lot when I have someone to bounce ideas off with. And I have an accountability buddy that I met online and she's the best!

90% of my time is working from home. Once every 10 days we organize a meeting day with the rest of the team. I keep motivated myself with challenges and be always in touch with my other team mates ;) Slack, Skype and sometimes, Whatsapp!!