Erecting or dismantling physical or psychological borders or barriers between work and home domains. 

Examples: 
- working from the kitchen and not going into the living room during working hours to keep the separation
- having a desk for working, rather than working from the dining table

Adapting Physical and Psychological Boundaries

Creating or reducing a physical distance or “no man’s land” between the work and home domains. 

Examples: 
- having an office dedicated to working in, and it is not use at all besides working
- using one bedroom exclusively as a study and avoid doing work in any room other than that room where possible

Manipulating Physical Space

Using tangible items to separate or blend aspects of each domain: work computers and phones, calendars, keys, photos, and mail.

Examples: 
- not taking other devices into the spare bedroom, so there will be no other distractions
- having a separate laptop for work and non-work

Managing Physical Artifacts

- Adapting physical and psychological boundaries
- Manipulating physical space
- Managing physical artifacts

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- Behavioral tactics: involve using other people, such as getting help from others
- Temporal tactics: involve controlling work time, such as by blocking off segments of time for work and nonwork
- Physical tactics: adapting physical boundaries, such as by manipulating physical space
- Communicative tactics: setting expectations, such as by confronting people who violate boundaries

Four Categories of Boundary Management Tactics

Allen, T. D., Merlo, K., Lawrence, R. C., Slutsky, J., &amp; Gray, C. E. (2021). Boundary Management and work‐nonwork balance while working from home. Applied Psychology, 70(1), 60–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12300

Boundary Management and Work-Nonwork Balance While Working from Home

- Using other people
- Leveraging technology
- Invoking triage
- Allowing differential permeability
- Emulating office routine

Categories for Segmentation Strategies: Behavioral Tactics

- Controlling work time
- Finding respite
- Purposefully disconnecting
- Reducing work and home role overlap

Categories for Segmentation Strategies: Temporal Tactics

Categories for Segmentation Strategies: Physical Tactics

- Setting expectations
- Confronting violators

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