Some good advice on how to work at home

As you would expect from the world's greatest weekly magazine, The Spectator, some excellent advice on working from home from some of the world's truly greats:

One advantage of working from home is that you won’t have to put up with irritating colleagues. Although you might start to find that you need them, as grist to your creative mill. In this case follow the lead of Henrik Ibsen, who had a portrait of August Strindberg facing his desk. ‘I cannot write a line,’ said Ibsen, ‘without that madman standing and staring down at me with his mad eyes.’

Inspiration can come in many forms. Hilary Mantel counters writer’s block by taking a shower. Albert Einstein solved tricky problems by playing the violin as he contemplated them. Or you could take an afternoon nap. Winston Churchill favoured them, claiming they allowed him to pack 36 hours’ work into only 24. Ronald Reagan was another fan. However the President left orders to be woken in case of an emergency — ‘even if I’m in a cabinet meeting’.

Personally, I favour 'Winnie's' advice although it never added a nano-second to my working day!

 

 

Comments

[Whitewall]

David, I am partial to the nap suggestion.

[AussieD]

Checking the back of the eyelids of an afternoon is most therapeutic.

After years of shift work/watch keeping the ability to grab a few Zs at unusual times becomes the norm. Particularly after a good lunch with an appropriate liquid accompaniment.

[Glesga]

Aussie D, being a bus conductor in the old days I went for a few beers during the spread over break. I managed to do the second part of the shift but my driver phoned in sick.

[AussieD]

G'day Glesga,

Days never to return mate. If you even think of a beer during working hours these days the "powers that be" would be all over you like an infectious rash and you would be socially ostracized and pilloried.

[Scrobs]

The Christmas ABC anti-DD adverts from your neck of the woods were so frightening when showed over here, Aussie, I think they made one heck of a difference!

Now Mrs Scrobs and I are retired, a quiet snooze after lunch is an activity of choice, tincture or no tincture...