Sam’s Remote Routine Cheat Sheet

Greetings from a surprisingly sunny home office. I’m Sam, the one who reminds everyone to stretch, hydrate, and log their hours before the cat reclaims the keyboard. Remote work looks dreamy on Instagram, but the secret glue is a routine you actually bother to keep.

Start with Shared Anchors

Our team sits across four time zones, so we anchor the day with two habits:

• A five-minute async stand-up in Timeforce notes where everyone drops their top three priorities.
• One overlapping hour for pairing or simply waving hello on camera. Quick, but it keeps the loneliness down to a dull murmur.

I used to worry that daily updates felt robotic. Turns out investors adore the receipts, teammates adore the context, and I adore not being poked for answers at midnight.

Time Blocking Isn’t Just Trendy

I block the calendar into three colour-coded chunks: deep work, collaboration, and household chaos. Yes, the last block is real. If you don’t plan for the doorbell, the dog, or a small human dancing through the hallway, it will plan itself.

Timeforce helps because I can tag entries as planning, calls, or focus. Later I glance at the chart and realise I’ve spent eight hours in meetings again. That twinge of regret keeps me mostly honest.

Close the Loop Daily

Before logging off, I skim my timers, jot two-sentence recaps, and move anything lingering to tomorrow’s list. Ten minutes of tidy-up buys an actual night’s sleep. If something feels wobbly—say a contractor is blocked—I leave a note so nobody wakes up bewildered.

Remote work isn’t perfection; it’s tuning the same few habits until they hum. Try a routine, tweak it, and please stand up every so often. Your spine will send you a thank-you card eventually.