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A review by kailey_luminouslibro
Working from Home: Slacker to Superstar by J. S. Kirby

informative medium-paced

4.0


Working from home has its own list of benefits and troubles. It can be tempting to waste your time with distractions when you are at home and keep reaching for snacks in the kitchen. This book has advice for how to remain focused and succeed with a good working routine at home.

I really like that this book includes sections about eating healthfully, staying active, getting enough sleep, and taking care of your hygiene. There is a lot of excellent advice about mental health, and making sure you get enough social time with friends and don't get isolated at home. Working from home includes a lot more than just the actual work. It changes your entire life balance!

Some of the book was focused on employees of companies who work from home, and some was for employers who want their employees at home to succeed. I am self-employed, running my own business from home, so a lot of that did not apply to me. I also have clients come to my home, so I have a business space set aside in my home for meeting with clients. The book did not really offer any advice about that aspect of having a business in your home. It was mostly focused on communications through technology, which is also part of what I do, so some of it still applied. Overall, even the particular advice that did not apply to me was still excellent advice, and I could draw on the underlying principles to apply it to my particular situation.

I liked the writing style. It's concise and helpful, and the sections made it easy to follow each topic. It's well researched too! There are a bunch of different statistics that give you a broad picture of the struggles people have with working from home and how many industries are changing with new technology that makes it possible for more people to work from home.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.