What Working From Home Is Doing To Your Brain & How To Fix It!

In 2020, working from home became common practice for a large number of Australians. 

While the change helped rid us of the agonising commute to work and actually having to get out of our pyjamas, just what exactly has remote working been doing to our brains? 

According to Sophie Deutsch, Deputy Editor of HRM, the member publication of the Australian Human Resources Institute, not being able to separate our workday from our home life has given us a greater cognitive load to manage.

So what could prolonged periods of working from home be doing to our brains, what steps can we take to alleviate some of those detrimental effects, and what can we change so that learning and development can still flourish in a remote work setting? 

Take a listen to her tips on the Fast Track Career Conversations With Margie Hartley podcast below! 

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