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5 Ways to Create Boundaries While Working From Home The staff at sexual health startup Dame share their secrets for staying sane and productive.

By Entrepreneur Staff

This story appears in the July 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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Emma Rooney, sales coordinator

"Structure has been key to keeping productivity up. Getting dressed in the morning and staying out of my bedroom during the day has been helpful, and creating a schedule for my day and a cutoff time in the evening is a necessary boundary. Plus, I'm constantly motivated by the work my colleagues are doing. I've been practicing mindful gratitude — ­I'm thankful to have a job to wake up to during these unimaginably tough times."

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