The Remote Work Toolkit: Tricks for Keeping Healthy and Happy

Moving from working in a physical office to a remote office can be a big change, yet have a lot of benefits. When many people think about working remotely, they’re excited about things like saving time on their commute, and working in an environment that they have control over (instead of somewhere like a noisy open office environment). What they can often overlook is how isolating working remotely can feel. Eventually, this isolation can take a toll on mental health.

For Kristen, working remotely prompted her to realize that she needed to make some changes, and take more initiative to seek out some of the things working in an office had provided her with: a routine, interactions with peers, and a better work/life balance.

Similarly, Luke found that working remotely provided him with a lot of control over his working environment, but that he needed to plan, prepare, and be very intentional about how he works in order to stay effective.

In this session, we’ll talk about transitioning from working in an office environment to working remotely - how to embrace the good things about remote work, but also ways in which you might need to change your behavior to mitigate the challenges and stay mentally healthy.

This session will benefit anyone who is considering taking the leap to remote work or anyone who has recently transitioned. Listeners will walk away with:

• A greater understanding of some of the pros and cons of working remotely and how to embrace the good

• Strategies and tips on how to form new habits

• Methods and tools you can use to stay happy and healthy while working from home

• No doubt, a BBC Dad story or two, too