Highlights from the life of a typical telecommuter: It would be nice to show your work to someone once in a while

On February 25, 2026  By thesuccessmanual   Topic: Telecommuting

How does your day goThis might be a tough question to answer for all of us home-based workers. Useful insights from a post about the life of a typical telecommuter:

On lack of face-to-face meets:

Although I’m technically talking and chatting with people most of the day, either in Camp or over instant messenger, the lack of face-to-face interaction can get to you, if you’re not already accustomed. I found myself talking to my cat, Leeloo, far too much.


On working hard:

I think that I work harder from home than I would in a normal office environment. There are far fewer distractions, and you are constantly trying to prove that you are in fact working, and working hard.

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