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Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by souprock on Monday January 25, 2021 @11:17PM (#25912483)
To make a WFH office, I hacked off the doorknob to a room. Little kids don't have the grip strength to turn the leftover chunk of metal.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by eecks on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @09:04AM (#25915829)
Control calorie intake, daily walks and home workouts. This is the biggest benefit of WFH for me and is hopefully having some positive mental and concentration benefits.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by leandot on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:07AM (#25917397)
This. In particular, a rowing machine with water for the home workouts, nothing else worked for me.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by randomopining on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:36PM (#25911760)
Idk there's not much to "hack".

1. Set up your favorite physical work setup (screens, which chair etc)

2. Concentrate on the task at hand 2a. take proper breaks, go for a run etc

3. Just do it

Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by mssundaram on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:04PM (#25910169)
I lock myself in my office for 2-3 hour chunks of time and have only my work computer. It's too easy to get distracted if I work out in the kitchen etc.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by getcrunk on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:23PM (#25912101)
Pomodoro timer. Even helps at the office

I use https://tomato-timer.com/

Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by peterohler on Monday January 25, 2021 @07:07PM (#25910698)
A standing desk and a hot plate to keep a cup of tea warm. The desk keeps me moving and the tea being handy reduces trips to the kitchen.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by villgax on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @12:20AM (#25912857)
Headphones with no music to separate home acoustics & work time, so that there is a meaningful separation
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite WFH productivity hack? by stakkur on Monday January 25, 2021 @11:37PM (#25912600)
Relentless use of Pomodoro timer.