Nice interview with our own Lars Marowsky-Brée about telecommuting over on the Linux Lancers blog. I was really interested in reading about Lars experience working from home, since I’ve also worked outside the office for a number of employers since 2000. I totally agree with his comments about self-discipline:

Discipline is needed, I think; but not just in the way most reluctant managers think of: it is actually quite difficult to stop working, or make a clear cut between work and personal spaces. The “just one more mail”-syndrome. And accommodating conference calls in the middle of the night is another downside of the deal.

Finding the balance can be hard, and there are those days where one can’t get into work or can’t seem to stop. I think it evens out in the end, with a tendency towards working more than intended.

Good stuff - take a few minutes to check it out if you have time.

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