The Better Man Podcast

080: How To Boost Your Productivity & Work-Life Balance When Working from Home


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More people than ever have the option to work from home. 

But is working from home all it’s cracked up to be?

Well, working from home may boost your productivity, work-life balance, and reduce your overall stress. But it can also do the opposite: Plummet your productivity, sabotage your work-life balance, and lead to burnout. 

Personally, working from home worked until it didn’t. After my second kid was born, there were too many distractions at home to accomplish anything meaningful. Plus, it made me a worse parent because I didn’t have any buffer time between “work mode” or “dad and husband mode.” 

So, how can you best decide if you should work from home or in an office? 

That’s what I will help you answer in today’s episode, and reveal… 

  • The pros and cons of working from home
  • How to work from home without sabotaging your work-life balance or causing unnecessary stress
  • My personal experience of working from home (and why I prefer working in an office today) 

Other highlights from this episode include: 

  • Does working from home actually hurt your work-life balance? Here are some tips to improve your work-life balance (6:35)
  • How simply turning off your computer forces you to shut off “work mode” so you can be present with your family (11:49) 
  • Why working from home can cause crippling burnout (and how to best prevent this) (12:58) 
  • The counterintuitive reason why working from an office makes you a more patient parent (15:50) 
  • 4 practical strategies to boost your productivity and work-life balance when you work from home (19:44) 

Resources mentioned on the show: 

1. Remote Work Statistics And Trends In 2024 from Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/remote-work-statistics/ 

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