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Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips and Strategies to Maintain Productivity & Connectedness

Tip Sheet

Date Posted: Thursday, April 02, 2020
By: Ian A. Lane, Michelle G. Mullen, Amanda Costa

Abstract

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic many workers are shifting from coming into their workplace to working from home. This may be a new challenge for many workers. Successfully working from home can present unique challenges, from how to focus with at-home distractions, to trying to be productive, trying to communicate well with team members from afar, and childcare. Here at the Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, many of our faculty and staff have years of experience mastering the art of remote work and have put together a list of their top 5 tips and tricks to navigating this strange new world.

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Subject Area

Employment

Keywords

COVID-19, pandemic, working from home, telecommuting, telecommute, working remotely, coronavirus, social distancing

Suggested Citation

Lane IA, Mullen MG, Costa A. Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips and Strategies to Maintain Productivity & Connectedness. Psychiatry Information in Brief 2020;17(5):1145. https://doi.org/10.7191/pib.1145. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol17/iss5/1