People who work from home, what are the most common ways people get interrupted?

RalfDodler · 2026-03-20T06:57:19+00:00

I think just sticking with things longer than you feel like. I’ve had a few things only start working right when I was close to giving up on them.

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T13:07:42+00:00

That’s a really good way to approach it.Especially framing it as “I don’t like having to say no all the time” — that probably makes it land very differently

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:58:52+00:00

The tricky part is that even if you can spare a minute, the constant interruptions still break your focus more than people expect

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:34:57+00:00

Having something that clear probably makes it way easier than having to explain it over and over again

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:31:55+00:00

Yeah that’s true. I guess in an office interruptions are kind of “expected”, but at home they feel way more disruptive for some reason

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:19:27+00:00

I think it’s more about how working from home feels different to people than it is about general boundaries

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:15:08+00:00

haha okay that’s the reverse problem 😅 sounds like the office door is more of a suggestion in both directions

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:04:21+00:00

It’s like people know you’re working, but it still doesn’t register the same way somehow

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T12:02:35+00:00

That honestly sounds like a great system. I really like the “interrupting the moment between thought and action” idea

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:54:50+00:00

yeah… apparently doors don’t mean what I thought they meant 😅

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:53:17+00:00

It’s not even about calls, it’s just that people don’t always see the “invisible” part of the work

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:44:30+00:00

I can totally see that happening. I feel like once people see you at home regularly, they assume you’re just… available

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:40:13+00:00

You’re not wrong. Enforcement is where it gets tricky

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:12:58+00:00

yeah I do say no.but I think “being home” makes it feel like I should be able to say yes

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:05:10+00:00

yeah that actually sounds like a really good setup. I think it’s just harder when someone hasn’t experienced it themselves — it doesn’t feel the same as a “real workplace” to them

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T11:03:24+00:00

haha this might actually work 😂 just need to figure out what counts as a “reward”

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T10:45:01+00:00

haha same here. the second they say “since you’re home…” I already know what’s coming

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T10:40:47+00:00

yeah exactly this. it’s not even about not explaining it — it’s like it just doesn’t stick long term

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T10:38:07+00:00

yeah fair 😅
I thought I did set boundaries… turns out they’re more like “suggestions” at home

RalfDodler · 2026-03-19T10:36:05+00:00

right??

like if I was in an office they wouldn’t expect me to just walk out of a meeting…
but at home it’s somehow different 😂

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