{"id":676371,"date":"2020-07-17T17:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T00:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&#038;p=676371"},"modified":"2023-02-14T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:57:08","slug":"eworklife-developing-effective-strategies-for-remote-working-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"msr-research-item","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/eworklife-developing-effective-strategies-for-remote-working-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Eworklife: developing effective strategies for remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic means governments have advised citizens to engage in \u201csocial distancing\u201d measures, which include working from home. Many people have had to learn how to work from home and develop effective strategies in a very short period. This especially rapid move to remote working is unprecedented, so we do not know how this shift is affecting people\u2019s working lives. We developed a mixed-methods survey and a series of in-depth interviews, through which we investigated the new challenges for people in managing digital self-control, maintaining productivity and work-life balance that have surfaced during the COVID-19 crisis. We also catalogued the strategies participants adopted through the first stages of lockdown in response to these challenges. From this, we draw research and policy implications for supporting neophyte remote workers when managing digital self-control, productivity, and work-life balance during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Keywords<\/h3>\n<p>working from home, work life balance, COVID-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"yt-consent-placeholder\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Video playback requires cookie consent\" data-video-id=\"5DZN-z4g8rU\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5DZN-z4g8rU\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><iframe aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Eworklife: developing effective strategies for remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5DZN-z4g8rU?feature=oembed&rel=0&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__overlay\"><button class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__play\"><svg width=\"42\" height=\"42\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><circle fill=\"#000\" opacity=\".556\" cx=\"21\" cy=\"21\" r=\"21\"\/><path stroke=\"#FFF\" d=\"M27.5 22l-12 8.5v-17z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__label\">Video playback requires cookie consent<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR\/S<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Anna Rudnicka<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity College London<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:anna.rudnicka.15@ucl.ac.uk\">anna.rudnicka.15@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph W. Newbold<\/strong><br \/>\nNorthumbria University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:joseph.newbold@northumbria.ac.uk\">joseph.newbold@northumbria.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity College London<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:david.cook.15@ucl.ac.uk\">david.cook.15@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marta E. Cecchinato<\/strong><br \/>\nNorthumbria University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:marta.cecchinato@northumbria.ac.uk\">marta.cecchinato@northumbria.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandy J.J. Gould<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Birmingham<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:s.gould@cs.bham.ac.uk\">s.gould@cs.bham.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna L. Cox<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity College London<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:anna.cox@ucl.ac.uk\">anna.cox@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>E-WORKLIFE was created by researchers in digital distraction and work-life balance to explore evidence-based strategies to support remote working. It builds on a decade of our research into how to best manage our digital devices to support both the work and non-work parts of our lives. The team, led by Prof Anna Cox consists of researchers from UCL, Northumbria University and University of Birmingham. <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eworklife.co.uk\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.eworklife.co.uk\/team\/<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><small><em>New Future of Work 2020, August 3\u20135, 2020<\/em><br \/>\n\u00a9 2020 Copyright held by the owner\/author(s).<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic means governments have advised citizens to engage in \u201csocial distancing\u201d measures, which include working from home. 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