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Are we working longer hours during the pandemic?

A study showed that we are know working up to 2 hours more.

"What else does the data say? We seem to be starting earlier—that lack of a commute, but finishing at the usual time. We’re taking to desktops and laptops more than mobiles. "

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/24/coronavirus-work-from-home-longer-hours-more-distractions-and-this-surprising-privacy-threat/#1a5d22057363

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    As somebody that's worked remote for the majority of the last 10 years, I can say that this right here is common when you're first starting out as a full time remote employee.

    I have been there, working a bit later than I should have been. I don't fall into the distraction trap too much, so that's never been much of an issue, but the timing of things, especially when you are not in the same timezone as the rest of your team can creep in.

    Things like a lack of a commute should be a benefit to your own free time and sanity and not an excuse to sneak in more working hours during the day.

    Setting a schedule and sticking with it has helped me immensely, especially over the last 3 or so years. I always start and end at the same time, and all of that "commute" time either gets wasted in bed with a book in the AM, or spent making breakfast for the family or just working on my stuff.

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      Agreed! I was quickly learning Josh's tactics the hard way! Starting to get a handle on it.

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    I had a read about that article. I doesn't really appear conclusive that people actually are working longer... they could just be logging into their VPN earlier, and staying logged in longer. But, that said, @joshtronic is on point about first starting out as a remote employee.

    I agree that commute time should definitely be put towards your own health / benefit if you can swing it. I'm currently saving up to 3 hours of travel on some days, and I'm using a majority of that for making dinners / lunches, spending time with my boys, and when I can get over my own inertia I get out for exercise.

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