Location matters when you want to pursue productive work.
I’ve been doing most of my academic and professional activities away from home, setting my state of mind that going home means rest. And so, working from home with familiar faces from childhood feels like working against the current—I have to exert more effort to focus than I would have in the office or our metro apartment.
But alas, I now have leveraged the freedom of not participating in family affairs, which allowed me to isolate myself from the Christmas holiday buzz and enter professional mode. It probably only took an hour to get into the zone, and here I am now, finding extra time to blog.
In just a few days, most of us would feel sentimental about transitioning our present selves into a new year filled with promises (some we would fail to keep).
While I am trying to pick up where I left off with the activities I want to continue doing in 2025 (starting next week), I can’t help but notice that my January 2025 calendar is almost full. And the reality is starting to keep my dozing-off brain in hyperactivity again, cranking up in speed as if the Holidays are finally over and my professional activities are back up and running again.
This feeling of motion has mostly been awakened just because I propped up my laptop on a proper desk as I sit on a somehow uncomfortable (but passable) chair. Perhaps the location AND work environment matter when pursuing productive work.
jessa 