If you're like many of us, you have recently made an abrupt transition to the remote workforce. As digital ambassadors, PROOF would like to be the first to welcome you to remote work club!

The first rule of remote work club is: get that hot bod into some sweatpants! (Try to keep it professional from the waste up, it's not time to go Mad Max just yet!) Okay, maybe that's not the first rule of remote work club but you should definitely set up rules for yourself to stay productive and prevent burnout.

Now that you are no longer working in an office environment, it will be harder to keep track of your schedule and stay on task, so the first rule of remote work club should be to keep yourself on a schedule. 

While you're protecting yourself from the virus by staying home, you are now in serious danger of snacking all day. The kitchen is literally right there and you can microwave all the fish you want without bothering any of your coworkers! If you're not distracted by food, you likely have other distractions like pets and Netflix to avoid. Keep these things away from your work area during the day as much as possible.

Another hazard of working from home is overworking from home. Keeping a schedule will help you avoid "getting in the zone" until late in the evening. Use alarms throughout the day to keep you on schedule if needed. And seriously, quit when it's quitting time. Netflix needs you.

Make yourself a schedule and stick to it. Take your breaks in a different room. (Warning: The scheduled breaks should NOT take place in front of the open refrigerator.) Treating your home office like a real office will help you separate your work from your snack time leisure time. You're going to have to put those pants back on eventually!