Five Things I Have Learned About Myself by Working From Home

It’s been over one month now since I began working from home. Now, I’m not the most introspective person on Planet Earth, but it’s very clear to me that working from home is a positive environment for me. I’m not sure if it’s my innate shyness, or my ability to be distracted at the slightest noise but I’m able to get into the zone much easier, and I find the internet much less of a distraction than I did at work. Go figure. Here are five things I have learned about myself in the past month while working from home.

1. I’m resourceful
I don’t have a real desk, a printer and I only have one pen. But, I make it work and I’m not constantly fretting about having the perfect office. In fact, the only thing I really want is a printer eventually.

2. I’m on task
For the most part, I don’t get distracted by Jezebel or CNN, and if I do, I find it easier than before to steer my attention back to the topic at hand.

3. I’m not as scared of the phone
This is a real surprise to me. For years I have suffered phone anxiety and avoided it all cost. Now, I find it much easier to pick up the phone (well, Skype) and call someone. No longer do I have to make a phone script, either.

4. I’m not a slacker
How was I going to deal with the siren song of my couch, or the TV, or the latest Netflix, I worried right before I started this work from home deal. The thing is, it’s not much of a worry at all. I know that I have to work 8:30 - 5, and I do it. There’s not any temptation, because I am at work. I worry what will happen when I don’t feel well, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it, I suppose.

5. I’m great at the final product
I’m not longer being judged by my 3pm coffee break, or by the fact that I ducked out the door at 4:45. All that people see is what I have achieved, and it’s a success!