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The Joy of Constraint
(Not to be confused with The Joy of Sex, The Joy of Painting and The Joy of Cooking…)
I imagine you know what ‘joy’ means, but ‘constraint’ is trickier isn’t it? The dictionary definition is a ‘limitation or constriction’. Which could be very unpleasant or, I’m suggesting, sometimes liberating.
In these days of the Coronavirus, everyone is finding their lives constrained in one way or another. Whether it be rules about how far you’re allowed to travel, what places you’re able to visit and how many other people it is safe and legal for you to meet. Tough times.
Where does that leave us? Staying home, keeping within a small, prescribed circle of contacts, and not venturing too far beyond the everyday. That could be a nightmare. However, it doesn’t have to be.
If you usually work in an office, with all the travel and work rules that that entails, suddenly working from home will require both self-discipline and rigor. Those aren’t bad qualities, but that can require a breaking down of your previous work methods. You no longer have the office to monitor your day and offer the teamwork an office environment can have. (If you don’t usually work at an office, substitute ‘office’ with your usual work environment.)
If you usually work from home, you’ve already faced the ‘working from home demon’. The one that…
