The Biggest Prague Lockdown Changes – 5. How to Work from Home?

Welcome to the Prague Lockdown mini-series where I share with you my 6 biggest changes caused by the Prague lockdown, how I dealt with them, and some tips which you can try too. This time let’s focus on how to work from home.

How to Work from Home?

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Home office used to be an unpopular concept at my job. But as we switched literally overnight from going to the office to working at home, we found out that we had all the tools to function as well as before. Hurray! However, there were other things I was about to learn.

I started by working in the living room. I would relish sitting on my couch – wow, this is so comfy, why don’t people do it more often? The answer arrived in a couple of weeks – because they fuck up their back. One day something snapped. I couldn’t turn my head to the right, I couldn’t bend over and the only position I could sleep in was on my back staring in the ceiling. Lesson learned. But how to fix this?

After visiting a physiotherapist, it was clear that it was time to make a few changes in the apartment. What’s the point of having a guest bedroom right now, anyway? I found a nice and super cheap desk and an office chair on Facebook Marketplace, set up a proper workstation in our spare room, and turned it into an office. Over time my back got back to normal. And this office had some unexpected benefits.

It helps me to make my work transition. When I sit behind my desk in the morning. Bam! I’m at work. At the end of the day, I turn off all work-related apps, relocate to the living room, and bam! Honey, I’m home! 

How to Cope and Stay Sane and Happy amid the Prague Lockdown?

And how do you manage to work from home? A lot of you joined in the discussion on my Facebook page and shared your tips. Do you have some more tips on how to deal with the Prague lockdown? Keep the conversation going! 

Read the rest of the posts in the series:

1. How to Find the Equilibrium?
2. How to Stay Well-Fed?
3. How to Stay Active
4. How to Stay in Touch?
5. How to work from home?
6. How to Keep Up To Date?

Do you miss one resource that is tailor-made for expats living in Prague and will address Covid-19-related issues without an unnecessary fluff? I got you! Here’s a Prague Covid-19 Guide that I prepared for you.

In this guide, I will show you how to navigate life in Prague during the pandemic if you are an English speaker. 

We will cover all essential topics, and you will get quick access to information on: 

How to keep up with what’s going on if I don’t speak Czech?

Where to get reliable and up-to-date information?

What to do in any COVID-19 induced situation?

On top of that, I share how I dealt with the most common day-to-day situations that have changed during the pandemic and offer a couple of tips you can try too.

Get the Prague COVID-19 Guide