Work From Home, balancing on- and offline time

Pandemic, lockdown, remote working: for the past year and a half we have learned the meaning of these terms and how they impact the organisation of everyday life. Work from home (WFH), in particular, is now recognised by employers and appreciated by many knowledge workers. However, WFH can compromise the balance between the time we spend onand offline. Computer systems can help us find a better balance, as shown by a group of researchers, including  Silvia Santini , professor at the USI Faculty of Informatics and head of the PROSELF research project on. Not only are digital devices often essential tools for doing our jobs, but they can also help us improve our well-being and productivity. Our laptops, smartphones, smartwatches, and even earbuds are instruments that we constantly use or carry with us and that can be used to track our activities and help us reflect on our work habits. For example, they can help us reduce distractions during work activities or suggest we take a break.