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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share

strategies for thriving in the new world of work, or location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

Today's tip is to give a new workplace a try, your own parked car. If your house is just too

loud or distracting, your car presents a reasonable alternative. Now, I know that in normal times,

plenty of people work in their cars by taking calls during their commutes. This is not really a great idea. The data on distracted

driving are pretty grim. If you need to take a call, pull over. But I do understand why people

tend to take calls from their cars even beyond the perceived productivity boost

of multitasking. A car is enclosed and generally pretty quiet. It's also private, so no one can

overhear a conversation. If you're working from home, you can capture some of these benefits

by working from your own parked car. If you stay parked in your own driveway, you can capture some of these benefits by working from your own parked car. If you stay parked

in your own driveway, you can probably use your house Wi-Fi. Now, I will put in here the obvious

caveat that if you're running the car for the air conditioning in summer, you should not be in your

closed garage. But if the temperatures are moderate, so you don't need to run the car, then you can work where you want. If you do need to be in your closed garage. But if the temperatures are moderate so you don't need to

run the car, then you can work where you want. If you do need to run the AC, make sure you're

outside. Some libraries have kept their Wi-Fi going while they're closed precisely so people

can park in their parking lots and work. In any case, if the kids are being loud, but they're

old enough to leave unsupervised for a little

bit, or your spouse is on kid duty, try using your car as a secondary workspace. Just bring your

laptop and phone out there. If you'd like, you can drive to a nearby park for the scenery,

or just stay put. Move the seat back so you can angle laptop in there,

or prop it on the center console. Bring snacks and a drink, and you may not need to emerge

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