Working From Home Linked List: Some of Our Favorite Things Right Now

If you’re struggling to figure out how to effectively work from home, you’re not alone. It can be difficult enough under normal circumstances when you’ve had time to prepare, but millions of people are having to figure this out on the fly. Fortunately, there’s a lot of great advice out there that can help ease the transition. We’ve put together a collection of resources from around the web that can help you get off to a good start if you find yourself suddenly needing to figure out how to work from home.

Here’s a roundup of some of the best advice we’ve seen (and a few links of our own) for those who are struggling with the adjustment.

Journaling and Apps

Keeping a journal can be very therapeutic, allowing you to process your thoughts and feelings about what’s going on in the world and providing a sense of calm amidst all the chaos.

• How to Stay Calm and Deal with Uncertainty (VIDEO) — YouTuber Matt Ragland has a great video on how to use journaling to stay calm and deal with uncertainty.
• Recognize and Celebrate Your Progress — Another great use for journaling is to to develop a healthy inner work life by celebrating your progress. We recommend Day One if you ‘re going to do this digitally.
• Fun and Useful Apps (and more) for Working from Home — Speaking of apps, we wrote up a big list of our favorite apps and music for working from home earlier this week.
• How to Have a Recovery Day with the Apple Watch Consider using the mind and body workout on your Apple Watch to reclaim a little mindfulness in the middle of a crazy day.

Workspace

One of the things that makes working from home easier is having a good dedicated work area. Here’s a couple of links to help you make the most of your space.

• Wirecutter Best Home Office under $1,000 — If you’re new to working from home and want a decent workspace on a budget, The Wirecutter has a great guide to setting up a complete home office for under $1,000.
• Ugmonk Working From Home Collection — Our friends at Ugmonk have a collection of resources for working from home, including a bunch of items that are currently discounted.
• Tools & Toys: Workspace | Organization — A bunch of resources for physical products that can help make your workspace a little more awesome.

Coffee

A good cup of coffee instantly makes working from home better. Here’s a couple of great places to get premium beans delivered to your door.

• Crema — Shawn’s favorite. Get awesome coffee delivered to your house from a large selection of incredible roasters. Use this link to get $20 off your first order.
• Ruby Coffee Subscription — Mike’s favorite. A small-town Wisconsin roaster that has won awards and offers a variety of coffee subscriptions.
• Tools & Toys: Coffee — A collection of great coffee gear if you want to brew a little better at home.

From Around the Web

We combed through a bunch of the working from home advice on the web so you didn’t have to separate the good from the bad. Here are some of our favorites.

• How Basecamp Uses Basecamp (VIDEO) — Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson hosted a live Q&A and shared some great advice about how they run a remote company.
• Working From Home (MacSparky) — David Sparks has been working from home for years, and shares a couple of his favorite tips for doing so.
• Working From Home Can Be Magical — Brett Terpstra offers some great advice, including reframing “procrastination” as “marination.”
• How to Work From Home (During a Difficult Time) — Author Chris Bailey has some great advice (and an accompanying podcast episode) on how to work from home.

Podcast Episodes

Speaking of podcasts, here are some good episodes if you prefer to listen to advice about working from home.

• Focused #95: Five Years of Freedom — I interviewed David Sparks about his 5-year anniversary of working from home before all the COVID-19 craziness. His advice is even more relevant today than when we recorded it a few weeks ago.
• Under the Radar #88: Working From Home — iOS developers Marco Arment and David Smith recorded this episode awhile ago, but there’s some great info in here for anyone who now find themselves working from home.
• Upgrade #289: Not so fast, Uma Thurman — A recent Upgrade episode where work at home vets Jason Snell and Myke Hurley share some suggestions and focus music recommendations.

Additional Resources

Here are a couple other resources we found which could prove useful for people who are new to working from home.

• Take Control — Working From Home Temporarily (EBOOK) — The Take Control books are always good. This one by Glenn Fleischmann is full of great information and is currently available for FREE.
• Online Business Toolkit — Pat Flynn has a couple of great free resources available here, including his Smart From Scratch course and PDF versions of some of his ebooks.
• Working From Home Bundle — We put together a collection of resources for working from home more effectively using some of our favorite apps and tools. It’s 30% off right now if you could use a little help getting started.