This change could be a significant adjustment in people’s life. You may not have been prepared to turn your living space (bedroom, dining room, kitchen, etc.) into your home office. Your partner, kids or flatmates are also at home, which can make things, well, crazy and more difficult. In this unbelievable situation that no one imagined at the end of last year, the INSIGHT Consortium, which is also working from home, is offering you some tips on how to deal with this lock-down:
- Stay connected with your colleagues
Online tools like Slack not only help workflow but can also serve as social outlets in this isolated period. It is better to speak to another human being, so making some phone calls per day could be a good option. In addition, teleconferences add another sensory element to your interactions. Apart from avoiding isolation, video conferences could enhance team’s unity and productivity. There are millions of solutions available online: from virtual meetings (e.g. Jitsi and/or Webex), to file-sharing (e.g. We Transfer and/or Google Drive) or collaborative tools (e.g. Miro and/or Slack).