Work In Sanity

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Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt have worked from home for decades and share their experiences and insights in helping you stay sane and productive when you work from home. Work Insanity? No! Work In Sanity!

Tom Merritt & Patrick Beja

  • Mar 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 13m AVG DURATION
  • 33 EPISODES


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Things that make your life easier

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 13:03


Clothing, lunch food, water bottle for the day, meditation, yoga. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scheduling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 11:12


What's the best way to get everybody together? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Putting off procrastination

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 11:25


How to save procrastinating for another day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you NEED a commute?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 9:50


Nobody likes traffic, but that time away from work and home might be productive. What if you created a fake commute for yourself? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 13:55


Patrick and Tom answer questions about hiring, heading back to an office and share some comments about communication and productivity tools. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gaming Breaks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 11:50


Patrick and Tom talk about why it's good for productivity to take a break to play some video games. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Keyboard, Mouse and Webcam

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 15:17


Patrick and Tom talk about some of their favorite peripherals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Should You Set Up a Discord Server

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 13:44


Tom and Patrick debate the merits of Discord vs. Slack for work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Big rocks and small rocks!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 11:08


Don't get drowned in small stuff, or you'll never make the big stuff happen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chairs!! (and furniture)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 15:39


Pick the chair that's where comfort and ergonmics meet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When to communicate with what method

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 13:09


There's no one solution, you need to get to know your audience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dealing with Interruptions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 10:43


Communication is the key. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Office Life Nostalgia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 13:41


What do you miss from the office life, and what do you NOT miss? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What gadgets do you need

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 11:20


Those that make your life easier, even those you don't "need". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When (and how) to say no

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 13:02


Sometimes yes is the wrong answer. Understand the implications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hiring Help

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 15:08


Spend money to make money... or to regain a bit of sanity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Q&A: When to Message?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 14:20


Thoughts on when to send a message and using what? What mic to get and a desk for people with no space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Should You Move?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 12:30


If you're working from home, why not move your home to a nicer part of the country? Whether you should change where you live. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Distractions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 12:37


How hard is it to stay motivated when the latest season of Peaky Blinders just released? Give yourself an inch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dreams vs. Money

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 13:46


Is dreams or money for you? You need something to hold on to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your Questions our Answers Round 3!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 12:32


Space constraints, making Zoom look presentable and more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Healthy food and exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 15:29


Food and exercise? Who needs them? Everyone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cafes, co-working and more

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 13:16


Working from home doesn't have to mean working from home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social interactions, who needs them!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 14:33


It's ok to be a hermit. But if you're not, go meet people! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More Questions and Answers from the Work In Sanity audience

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 16:09


Call etiquette, security, and sharing your home workspace See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why weekend are MORE important when you work form home

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 14:14


When you have days off, take the day off. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dealing with burnout

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 16:06


Burnout doesn't happen overnight. Make sure it doesn't build up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Questions and Answers from the Work In Sanity audience

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 18:38


Designing your workspace, presenting well on video and more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Change your clothes and separate your workspace

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 15:04


Treat work from home like work, You think you're not "going to work"... but you are. And you should act like it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Make yourself take breaks. Dealing with the guilt.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 16:23


Productivity is like fuel. Think of breaks as charging stations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Organizational tools

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 15:54


Tools SHOULD help you work better. Tools should NOT add work to your work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Importance of Routine

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 16:14


Importance of routine: why you should schedule your workday even from home There's WORK time and there's HOME time. Don't mix the two... too much. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Work IN Sanity

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 0:45


Welcome to Work In Sanity, a show about keeping your sanity while you work from home. Tom Merritt and Patrick Beja have been working form home for more than ten years doing production and podcasts and more. Join them as they share their experiences working from home to help your experience get better. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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