Guidelines for a satisfying and productive work from home

The Department of Computer Science has compiled a practical Home Office Survival Guide on how to work in a balanced and productive way at home.

The guide is grouped around the categories of productivity, health and entertainment. It also includes specific advice for students and parents. Here is some advice for the first three categories.

#productivity

• Have a designated work area and design it according to your needs, external page here are some tips.
  
• Maintain your regular work routine: apps like external page any.do can help you tackle your workload.
• Hold your business meetings virtually: Zoom, Skype for Business, external page Free Conference Call.
  
• Make ergonomics a priority: implement these tipps for an ergonomical work place.
  
• Don't forget to take breaks: open your windows and external page strech your body.
• Stay connected: external page Twitter, external page Facebook and post your #ETHathome picture on external page ETH's instagram account.external page

#health

• external page Get your heart rate up: Fitness apps can help you reduce stress and get in shape for summer.
  
• Stay balanced: pick the external page yoga app of your choice and get your energy flowing.
  
• Keep breathing: breathing apps and external page meditation apps can help you to give your body and mind a break.
  
• Cook nutritious meals: let yourself be inspired by external page Jamie Oliver, external page Yotam Ottolenghi, external page FOOBY.CH and external page vegan dinner recipes.external page

#entertainment

• external page Netflix and external page Amazon Prime Video: now might be the time for that trial subscription.  
• external page Artfilm.ch offers free streaming of its collection of Swiss movies until the end of April.
• Game on! Pull out some board games or challenge yourself and external page learn how to play Jass (Swiss national card game).
• Have a laugh while watching late night shows: external page The Tonight Show, external page The Late Show, external page Last Week Tonight
  
• Time to read: start that book you've been wanting to read or browse our spotlight stories.

 Please read the entire Home Office Survival Gudie in the spotlight section of the D-INFK web site.