2020年可謂是一個千瘡百孔的年份。馬來西亞與新加坡陷入數十年未見的經濟衰退，很多公司鼓勵員工居家辦公，目標就是減少每天通勤上下班的人數，以減少人員接觸進而阻斷新冠肺炎感染鏈。
對於以往習慣了每天上下班通勤的上班族而言，忽然之間不需要開車搭車在交通尖峰時段塞在上下班的路上，而且每天早上八九點打開筆記型電腦登入公司系統就等於開始上班，真的太好了。以往必須調鬧鐘六七點起身盥洗之後就趕著出門上班，如今7點55分醒來開電腦，8點登入系統之後再去盥洗、吃早餐，工作可以慢慢來，因為省下了很多通勤的時間。
剛開始也許是很不錯的，但是日子久了之後，大概大家會發現自己做事的效率降低了。這是因為在家裡實在太舒適了，工作沒兩下可能就想吃東西、喝杯茶，午餐之後又處理一下家務，黃昏時分累了又小睡一下，結果一整天下來，工作似乎做得零零散散，日子久了難免覺得散漫。
若要擊退這種散漫的感覺，每週固定一兩天在外邊的咖啡廳或共享空間工作是個不錯的點子。午餐後在咖啡廳喝杯咖啡，三小時專注完成主要工作之後就下班，必定更有效率。
2020 has been such a devastating year. Both Malaysia and Singapore plunged into unprecedented economic recession unseen in decades. Companies encourage staff to work from home (WFH) in an attempt to reduce number of people commuting to and from work so as to reduce the infection chain of Covid-19.
For office workers who have gotten used to commuting daily, they find it fantastic to turn on laptop and log onto their company system at 8am or 9am to replace physical check-in at office. Which saves a lot of time commuting before and after working hours. In the past we used to set alarm clock to get up at 6am or 7am to rush to workplace. And now, we can wake up at 7:55am, turn on the computer, check into the working platform before cleaning ourselves and enjoying breakfast. We can take the work slowly because we need not spend time on commuting when WFH.
It was good initially. But as WFH strectches longer and longer, we might find our work efficiency to have been lowered. This could be attributed to a comfortable stay at home. You might feel like eating something and drinking tea. And you might touch a bit of household chore after lunch, and not forgetting a short evening nap. In other words, your work seems to be sporadic and you might feel complacent after a long period of WFH.
To deter such complacency, it is a good idea to work at a cafe or co-working space once or twice every week. Enjoy a cup of coffee after lunch and complete the main project of the day within three hours. This must be a more efficient way to get things done.