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The internet has helped to shape many new industries, and ways of earning a living. Internet has also helped to bring together teams of people from all over the world, without any physical interaction. Most commonly known as remote workers, these are the people who work from the comfort of their own homes, offices or anywhere else they prefer to work from.

I’m one of those people. I come from a European country, but quite often I find myself working with clients from the United States, and that makes me a remote worker.

Discipline and focus are the two main things when it comes to being your own boss of a work schedule, because distraction and temptation is all around you, even if you think that you’re being loyal and honest with yourself.

Do you struggle with staying focused on remote jobs? Let me share with you some of the things we can do to make it easier.

1. Daily Achievements

Every day you’re going to be doing some work, either towards a goal, or generally doing stuff that you’re required to do. Even if you have never taken notes or done goal, it’s a good idea to just write down what exactly you want to achieve the next day. What that does it creates that working space for you, you already know what you need to do, so you happily proceed, and not only do the results come about quicker, you feel a great sense of accomplishment.

2. Realistic Working Hours

I have found that setting realistic working hours for each day can be a great way to differentiate work from play even if you work directly from your desk at home. It also creates the effect that you have an actual job to do. It’s so easy to just hop out in the morning, thinking to yourself that you have all day to finish work; but the truth is that setting yourself up for a schedule will help to improve productivity and overall work satisfaction.

3. Learn Email Management

Your biggest hurdle is always going to be email. It’s sort of like a bad drug addiction, not only is it easy to gain access to it, you also want to access it on frequent basis because it might provide some temporary relief from the tasks that are actually important. These days there are a lot of ways to manage your email addiction (if it really is that extreme), in a way that you can use browser extensions, or simply use a different browser for work all together.

Whatever the case, these would be the things that help me to get through the day as a remote worker, but these are definitely not all of the things to take into account for; when you’re working in a bigger group of people, a lot of team communication also comes into play, which may or may not help you to be more focused and realistic about your job requirements.

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By Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are poised to impose the toughest rules yet on Internet service providers, aiming to ensure fair treatment of all web traffic through their networks.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected Thursday to approve Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposed “net neutrality” rules, regulating broadband providers more heavily than in the past and restricting their power to control download speeds on the web, for instance by potentially giving preference to companies that can afford to pay more.

The vote, expected along party lines with Democrats in favor, comes after a year of jostling between cable and telecom companies and net neutrality advocates, which included web startups. It culminated in the FCC receiving a record 4 million comments and a call from President Barack Obama to adopt the strongest rules possible.

The vote also starts a countdown to lawsuits expected from the industry, which contends regulations will burden their investments and stifle innovation, potentially hurting consumers.

The FCC sought new net neutrality rules after a federal court rejected their previous version in January 2014. The ruling confirmed the agency’s authority over broadband but said it had improperly regulated Internet providers as if they were similar to a public utility. That contradicted their official classification as “information services” providers, which are meant to be more lightly regulated.

The agency’s new policy would reclassify broadband as more heavily regulated “telecommunications services,” more like traditional telephone service.

The shift gives the FCC more authority to police various types of deals between providers such as Comcast Corp and content companies such as Netflix Inc to ensure they are just and reasonable for consumers and competitors.

Internet providers will be banned from blocking or slowing any traffic and from striking deals with content companies, known as paid prioritization, for smoother delivery of traffic to consumers.

The FCC is also expected to expand its authority over so-called interconnection deals, in which content companies such as Netflix Inc pay broadband providers to connect with their networks. The FCC would review complaints on a case-by-case basis.

Wheeler’s original proposal pursued a legal path suggested by the court. It stopped short of reclassifying broadband and so had to allow paid prioritization, prompting a public outcry and later Obama’s message.

With the latest draft, Wheeler sought to address some Internet providers’ concerns, proposing no price regulations, tariffs or requirements to give competitors access to their networks.

(Reporting by Alina Selyukh; Editing by Christian Plumb and Ken Wills)

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