Make working from home productive and less lonely

Use this guide if you work from home for some or all of the week and find focus, boundaries or isolation a struggle, especially in the darker months. Have your usual weekly schedule to hand and a few minutes to look at where you work.

Step by step

1. Set up a workspace that supports you

   Choose one spot used mainly for work, even if it is a corner of a room, so your brain links it with focus. Position your screen at about eye level, an arm's length away, with feet flat and back supported; a laptop stand with a separate keyboard and mouse helps a lot. Put the desk side-on to a window to reduce glare and use a warm desk lamp as daylight fades. If you are an employee, ask your employer about a home workstation assessment.