First “Chewables” Post
This should have been a cut and dry copy paste but I don’t consider the link thought provoking nor practical.In fact, the reason I’m even posting this is because many adult couples seem to get that they need to treat their partners as equals or at least within the boundaries of their culture but when it comes to the Hikikomori phenomenon, even the so-called experts seem to be baffled as to why a Hikikomori would commit a crime when they are disturbed. - A separate work area is critical. My husband eventually moved to another room to his own space and can close the door as needed.
- Respect privacy - knock on the door and also ask if okay to interrupt.
- Work flow patterns should be recognized. Your way isn’t the only way to work.
- Communicate about quitting times. If you expect your partner to be done and able to play at a certain time, you need to discuss it.
- If possible, take a coffee or lunch break together. Isn’t it nice to hang out with your partner in the middle of the workday?
Source: http://www.jobacle.com/blog/2009/10/21/co-working-with-your-co-habitant.html This doesn’t hold enough details though to be a howto nor is this something you can just hand over to anyone you’re living with and they’ll suddenly “get it” especially if it’s a senior or higher authority. This is why it’s so troublesome to think of what to tag this.It’s really one of those cookie cutter labels that you might see on generic slide shows to the point that it’s only useful if you print out the bullets and even then it’s just like a fun post that won’t make a difference if you read it or not.
Even worse, it could just make the reader go: “Yup! Yup! Parents suck!”Eventually, I settled for creating a new tag called “chewables” because if you omit everything I wrote here, this is no different than any run-of-the-mill nano-blog posts that you spot, pause, maybe reply and then forget except it’s not as cool because there’s no picture or smiley face in it.
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