Maya Middlemiss

Finding Your Edge Maya Middlemiss

When we work from home, it's easy to lose sight of the critical boundaries between life and work, and between our professional and personal identities. In the traditional workplace, we had physical boundaries and those of distance, which helped us define our edges and disconnect properly when we needed to. But this distinction was already under threat due to the technology in our pockets, even before everyone was forced to work from home overnight. This shift led to further encroachment from the technological side too, with an explosion of digital surveillance tools being deployed, frequently without due consultation and consideration, by managers also struggling to cope with adjusting to unchosen changes. You can reclaim those boundaries, even when work and home and family life happen in the same physical space, and in overlapping time periods. The key is to find a dynamic balance which respects your individual needs, and helps you blend your intersecting roles and responsibilities - as employee, entrepreneur, manager, parent, partner, community member... reclaiming your sanity and your time, to lead a fulfilled and happy work-from-home life. This book will help you manage all those boundaries, which include those between you and your technology, your physical space, your sensory input, your tasks and roles, and most tricky of all: other people.