Home office survival guide
22.03.2020 | Katharina Emry
While working from home has its benefits, adapting to a new work routine on top of finishing your Bachelor's thesis, giving remote lectures or looking after your kids is a challenge. Check out our tips on how to stay happy, healthy and productive.
#productivity
My home office is my castle: have a designated work area and design it according to your needs, external pagehere are some tips.
Maintain your regular work routine: apps like external pageany.do can help you tackle your workload.
Hold your business meetings virtually: Zoom, Skype for Business, external pageFree Conference Call.
Make ergonomics a priority: implement these tipps for an ergonomical work place.
Don't forget to take breaks: open your windows and external pagestrech your body.
Stay connected: external pageTwitter, external pageFacebook and post your #ETHathome picture on external pageETH's instagram account.
#health
Get your heart rate up: external pagefitness apps can help you reduce stress and get in shape for summer.
Stay balanced: pick the external pageyoga app of your choice and get your energy flowing.
Keep breathing: external pagebreathing apps and external pagemeditation apps can help you to give your body and mind a break.
Cook nutritious meals: let yourself be inspired by external pageJamie Oliver, external pageYotam Ottolenghi, external pageFOOBY.CH and external pagevegan dinner recipes.
#students
Train your brain: check out the VIS online exam collection.
Stay social: the coffee machines of VIS are shut down, why not take a virtual coffee break via Zoom, Skype or WhatsApp.
Keep up-to-date: VSETH collects current student information in a wiki.
#parents
Don't worry, home office with kids is a challenge for all of us as external pagethis clip shows. Here are some external pagegeneral tips.
Welcome to the fourth dimension: the free showcase app from our Game Technology Center features fun Augmented Reality Games
Dad, what is corona? external pageTips on how to explain coronavirus to your kids. A external pagevideo might just be the way.
Outsource your homeschooling: external pageSFR mySchool has doubled its offer of free learning videos.
Play time: burn your children's energy with external pagecreative indoor games with balloons, tape and sticky notes.
#entertainment
external pageNetflix and external pageAmazon Prime Video: now might be the time for that trial subscription.
external pageArtfilm.ch offers free streaming of its collection of Swiss movies until the end of April.
Game on! Pull out some board games or challenge yourself and external pagelearn how to play Jass (Swiss national card game).
Have a laugh while watching late night shows: external pageThe Tonight Show, external pageThe Late Show, external pageLast Week Tonight
Time to read: start that book you've been wanting to read or browse our spotlight stories.