Anyone automating their workspace to protect the "do not disturb" boundary at home?
Running a small business out of my house means the line between work and notwork is basically theoretical. My spouse is great about it but we just started sharing a space and I want to get this right before bad habits form.
What I have so far: a Shelly on my office light so the color shifts when I'm on a call, and a cheap Zwave contact sensor on the door that triggers a do not disturb mode in Home Assistant. Works, mostly. The color signal gets ignored more than I expected.
What I'm actually wondering is whether anyone has built something more assertive. Not pigeondefensesystem aggressive, but something that creates a clear environmental signal without being annoying or passiveaggressive. That mailbox motion sensor post from a few days ago got me thinking about cheap sensors doing unexpected jobs.
The other thing I keep coming back to: does any of this actually change behavior long term, or do people just habituate to the signals? I haven't found solid data on that and I'm skeptical it exists. If someone has done something that genuinely worked for household members over months rather than just the first week, I want to know the specific setup.
What protocol, what trigger, what was the visible or audible output.