Extreme Loneliness Or The Perfect Balance? How To Work From Home And Stay Healthy • Discoverology

Extreme Loneliness Or The Perfect Balance? How To Work From Home And Stay Healthy

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More and more people are working where they live and living where they work, attracted by the promise of greater flexibility. Beyond the lack of interaction with colleagues – there are no ideas by osmosis, no overhearing others talking – there is also the lack of interaction with the wider world.

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