Lots of companies offer generous flexible and remote work policies–but maybe your company isn’t one of them. For the most part (and for better or worse), people work from their desks in the office, ducking out only for the occasional doctor’s appointment or to pick up a sick kid from school.
Full-time remote workers have their own habits to keep them on track, but you don’t. So what do you do when you’ve got an office-bound routine and find yourself faced with a day–or several–when you have to work from home? Perhaps your office is moving to another floor in your building, so your whole team suddenly has to go remote for a bit. Or maybe your cat just had surgery and you need to give him medication every three hours. Whatever the case may be, a telecommuting day may feel like a cross between playing hooky and taking a vacation–and not especially productive.