Hello, friends, I hope you are doing well and excited for today's video so I wrote down all of my tips
which amounted to 10 tips in total I'll be giving like tips within the tips of
productivity and how to focus when working from home I know it is such a
crazy and wild time right now and a lot of us are finding ourselves in uncharted
territory working from home every single day I know it can be quite the
adjustment and I actually if you weren't aware I've been working from home 99% of
the time for over a year now so throughout my time working from home I
have kind of picked up little tips and just advice on how to stay focused how
to get stuff done when you're just surrounded by distractions and I
personally love working from home I definitely think you have the
opportunity to be even more focused and productive and comfortable so I feel way
more inspired at home than I do in an office and I just wanted to share my
tips on how you can really just enjoy this time and make the most out of it so
my first tip is to wake up at the same time each and every day I know this can
be tricky especially when you might have the opportunity to kind of sleep in now
and don't get me wrong I totally have days where I do sleep in if my body is
really telling me that I need some extra rest and so I definitely support that
but overall I think it is really beneficial to kind of designate a time
where you're gonna go to bed and you're gonna wake up each and every day not
only will this help you just kind of stay on track but it's also good for
your body to have this kind of consistent sleep schedule so even when
you do go back to the office or you stop working from home having this consistent
time to wake up it's beneficial for so many reason even if you want to stay up
really late and wake up really late that's totally fine it's just having
that consistency is key and then my second tip is to get ready and change in
the morning so there is a little caveat to this when I say get ready I don't
necessarily mean put on your pink blazer in your suit or what you would normally
wear to work but I just mean change out of your PJs it's so easy to just stay in
your PJs all day and work and I've totally done that and you really can
have a productive day but usually it's better to at least just change out of
your PJs personally my favorite way from home outfit is a blazer a nice t-shirt
or a little tank top and then my sweatpants and my fuzzy slippers so I
kind of have business on the top and a party on the bottom and comfy cozy on
the bottom because I actually do have a lot of virtual meetings so it is
important that I look presentable and you know I usually wear my blue leg
glasses because sometimes I will not wear makeup or do my hair so having the
blue light glasses or glasses in general really helps you look more put together
and like you made an effort to get ready in the morning so even if you don't care
it really dolled up I I personally don't even like to get dolled up every day
this is just such a great way to kind of normalize your new routine of working
from home my next one tip number three is to make a time blocked schedule where
you have a time where you're gonna work on each thing and you have all your
goals mapped out and when you're gonna take a lunch break and you know just a
break in general Google Calendar is my best friend and when I have days where I
need to be so immensely productive and I have a lot on my agenda time blocking is
super super key so I have different like little categories because I do work for
Disney and I also work from for myself in YouTube so I have different
color-coordinated calendars to kind of help me have that visual cue
and I also set little reminders so I know when meanings are coming up in
anything like that so if you haven't tried out Google Calendar I highly
recommend and it's completely free which is definitely a plus I also like to
write down tons of to-do lists and stuff like that but Google Calendar is awesome
because it's on your phone and on your computer
also while your time blocking your day a great thing to keep in mind is to make a
separate time for when you do laundry and clean your house and kind of do
house chores because when you are working from home it's so easy to just
do that throughout the day while you're working and it can be super distracting
so if you're really trying to focus maybe make a time block in the morning
before you start work to get your laundry done and then after work do the
dishes and stuff like that okay number four is to create a separate workspace
and I know this can be tricky if you live in a small space but it is great to
have this like designated spot where this is your work spot thankfully we
have this little corner in our one-bedroom one-bath apartment that I
was able to fit a desk in and that's kind of my designated workspace but you
really could do this anywhere even if you just have one little room you can
set up a cozy little corner and put a little chair even if you were sitting
crisscross applesauce on the floor with like a little pouf to use for your
laptop it's just really nice to have that spot where you know you're not in
your bed or on the couch but I will say working from home
something that has helped me is to move around throughout the day so I'll start
at my desk and get some stuff done there but then once I kind of feel little
stiff I might move to the bar our island and stand up and work standing up for a
little bit and then I might move to the couch or this little cozy chair we have
in our living room and then work from there for a bit I have really noticed
that it helps me to kind of switch it up and have different spaces to work
throughout the day and it kind of gives me a little change of environment and
helps me stay refreshed and motivated okay number five is probably my favorite
and that is to create some reward an inspiration for yourself so for me
one thing I almost do religiously every single day is make a nice cool glass of
iced coffee in the afternoon especially about the weather it's getting warmer I
love to kind of cool down and treat myself to a little coffee so I usually
have this coffee around 1:30 or 2:00 p.m. every single day so it really kind
of gives me a lift and helps me kind of get re inspired and re motivated after
you know you have a busy morning and then after lunch lull kind of hits so to
make my iced coffee I usually just make a little cup of
French press coffee but you can use whatever you know coffee maker you have
and then I put that in the freezer for about 15 minutes just so that it can
cool because it's really really hot after I finish brewing it and then once
it's nice and cool I pour in some crushed ice and then I'll add either
some creamer or something sweet I have coffee syrups have creamer but then I
also get the La Colombe Draft lattes and I'll kind of mix that in and it just
makes it such like a sweet and fun treat so highly recommend a nut and if you
don't like coffee you can do the same kind of thing with some tea or some
kabuto or a soda or like sparkling water or
something like that that just gets you excited and kind of gets you refreshed
tip number six is to take breaks when you work from home you really don't have
co-workers to talk without the water cooler or friends popping by your desk
or anything like that and you may not realize but when you do work in an
office like you talking to your co-workers it's kind of taking a break
if you're just talking about like some pop culture stuff or just some fun life
stuff so yeah when you work from home it's very easy to not take breaks so
make sure you kind of make some time where you can either go for a walk if
you're able or you can watch a little show or YouTube video for 15 minutes or
do some stretches anything like that just making those designated breaks will
really help break up your day and make sure you're creating a good balance
okay tip number seven is to maintain a clean environment and I know this can be
very tricky especially if you have pets and kids but at least for me I get super
distracted if I have a bunch of papers and just like stuff all around me so I
try to keep my desk and just living area and general super clean and not
cluttered at all it just helps me really focus so I definitely recommend doing
that and then a little side note I also like to have candles and my diffuser
around because this just creates kind of a more inspiring environment for me okay
tip number eight is to make good meals throughout the day good and healthy
meals throughout the day that you look forward to so for example I know not
everybody's a breakfast person but one great thing about working from home is
that you save time traveling and getting ready to go for work so or go to work so
you have more time to make breakfast and stuff like that and it's easier to kind
of make a more in-depth lunch I guess you could say it since you're your
kitchens right there so that's a huge plus and some of my favorite breakfasts
are peanut butter and banana oatmeal a nice you know grand bold eggs with some
avocado and lots of spices sometimes I'll even make heart-shaped waffles on a
Wednesday like you have that extra time which is such a privilege and luxury to
be able to make a fancier breakfast and this will help you feel more excited
about your day and excited to wake up and get out of bed and get in the mood
to get stuff done okay tip number nine this is a fun one
so another plus about working from home is getting to listen to music or
podcasts or even put the TV on in the background and you can do this without
putting headphones on I know some of my headphones under hurting my ears at the
end of the day so it's nice that you have a space that's just yours or maybe
you're sharing it with your spouse which I'm totally doing right now so I am
wearing my head home but being able to listen to stuff that entertains you and
inspires you the day is really great and I know not
everybody's work will allow them to kind of multitask like that or you're not
able to focus at all but I personally love to listen to music while I work and
one of my favorite genres to listen to while I work is lo-fi it's kind of like
this really cool beat music but usually there's not that many words I'll insert
or I will try to find one so you guys can hear Spotify has lots of lo-fi
playlists my favorite one is lo-fi beats it's this one
and it just really helps me focus I don't know what it is about it but it's
really great
so good so finding kind of your favorite music that helps you focus
I know instrumental music and kind of like classical music can help people
focus but being able to kind of play that throughout your living space and
your home can really help you focus and also be a fun little treat because in
your office you probably aren't able to do that and then my last tip which I am
absolutely awful at but I wanted to share because I do think it's important
and something I'm trying to improve on is setting a end time for your work day
so you know you don't have to stick to that nine-to-five I mean maybe you do it
depends on your workplace but if you are working from home you might have more
flexibility on when you can start and end your day but it is important to
create that establish and time so that you're not working longer than you
should and you're still maintaining that healthy work-life balance and you're
studying those boundaries because when you do work where you live boundaries
can sometimes easily go out the door because you're just always there and the
work is just right there staring you in the face so it's important to you know
even if you start working at 10:00 and you want to stop working at 6:00 I don't
know whatever it is just creating that time where you stopped and you can have
some fun FaceTime your family play some board games whatever it is so you are
not becoming a workaholic which I can definitely be guilty of but it is
important to make sure you maintain a balance and you maintain a healthy
lifestyle as best as you can I know it's not always easy at all and I don't want
this video to seem like it's easy but I really hope these tips are helpful to
you and you really use this time working from home as a blessing and you can grow
from it and practice self-discipline it'll definitely do that if anything so
I really hope you enjoyed these tips and thank you guys so much for watching and
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