If you work from home, no doubt you've been told by someone who doesn't how lucky you are. But working from home is far more challenging than most people realize or expect. If you aren't careful, you can find constant distractions and see your productivity drop like a stone.

But if you do it right, it can also be empowering and liberating. Here's how to do it right, coming from someone who struggled with it and then finally figured it out.

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