How to manage the 5 biggest challenges of remote workers

Office workspaces can often be a labyrinth of distractions. Many need navigation just so they can do the thing they are employed to do: work.

Escaping water-cooler small-talk, not being tempted to hypothesise with your colleagues about what will happen in your favourite TV shows and eschewing the impulse to check your social media every five minutes: these are the key skills of in-office productivity saints. 

A recent survey found that employees who work from home have three times fewer distractions during their working day – the average office worker has ten. 

Remember Professor Kelly, a political scientist from South Korea, whose children interrupted him during a live BBC interview? His is a viral example, highlighting the perils working remotely can pose.