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Advice on dealing with ADHD and remote work? (self.experienced_devs)

submitted 1 year ago by DelorisDei to c/experienced_devs

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In the past, I've done hybrid work, I'd finish all the easy stuff at home and keep the hard stuff for the office, and I'd go in for a couple of days to finish it all.

I got a really good offer from a different company, and I've taken it, but unfortunately, this company only does remote work and does not provide you with any equipment. Problem is that I have a powerful desktop but no laptop, which means my options are either to buy my own laptop and work somewhere else when I need to get work done or make a partition/new user on my desktop that's strictly for work, but I am scared that its going to affect my productivity.

Any input or advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've had success combining these two ideas: my desktop has a separate user for work, and I'll access it through SSH or a remote desktop from anywhere with my old Thinkpad. Using this setup at the library really helps me focus, for example.

The laptop (a Thinkpad X201) I picked up off of ebay for $100 or so too, so it's a decent option if you don't want to spend extra on a high-spec laptop.