Day 52 · Working From Home

A slow English story about A week of working from home, so free but so much less productive, and that's OK. 14 simple sentences. Word by word. About 11 minutes.📝 Today's sentences① This week, I'm doing remote work.② It just means I don't have to go into the office. I can work from anywhere.③ We only get four weeks of it a year.④ I was saving it for my Christmas holiday.⑤ I planned to fly back to China then.⑥ But this time, I was in San Francisco. I didn't want to go back to Austin.⑦ So I applied for remote work instead.⑧ It feels so free to work from home.⑨ But honestly, I'm less productive.⑩ I don't even eat at regular times anymore.⑪ I was basically lying in bed all day.⑫ And that's OK. I don't need to be productive all the time.⑬ People say a little rest helps you go further.⑭ And I'm telling myself that, too.🔑 Vocabulary• remote work /rɪˈmoʊt wɜːrk/• saving it for /ˈseɪvɪŋ ɪt fɔːr/• applied for /əˈplaɪd fɔːr/• work from home /wɜːrk frəm hoʊm/• productive /prəˈdʌktɪv/• lying in bed /ˈlaɪɪŋ ɪn bed/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.