I reduce my actual productivity and output so that I work about as fast as everyone else while still wasting time bopping around online, reading books, and etc.

Oh man, I’ve been in my little office cubicle for like 2 years now and have slowly added things to make it almost as cozy as home. Here’s what I’ve done:

• Rice bag

• A drawer full of basic self-care, hygiene things. E.g., a brush, ibuprofen, on-the-go toothbrushes, hair ties, etc.

• String lights on the walls

• Tiny fake plants, so I don’t have to worry about keeping them alive, but they’re still cute

• My favorite coffee mug

• A box full of ADHD fidget toys (for mind-numbingly boring meetings)

• A phone charger

• A phone stand so I can watch TV sometimes

• A small end table for snacks and food

• I brought in a few small dishes from home, like a plate, bowl, silverware, etc.

• A cozy blanket

• SO MANY pictures of my fur babies and husband to hang on my cuby walls

I think that’s most of it? It’ll be a bitch when I eventually move to another job, but for now it’s a pretty great set up 😁

I have a dog at work who jumps up on my lap and “helps” me work.

I brew a big pot of tea in a proper teapot, and sip it from a proper teacup. If there any leftover at the end of the night, I decant it into a container and label it, then put it in the cooler to enjoy as iced tea the next day.

Find a sense engaging ritual and do it regularly.

For me it was having elaborate spice teas or herbal teas. I’d mix up batches and keep it in the office, when I needed some sanity taking the time to just focus on a damn good cup of tea helped me relax some.

A treat you enjoy, a stretching routine whatever you can do that is highly engaging would be a good choice. Force work out of your head even for 5 minutes. We aren’t meant to work like a steam engine.