Whether you've been working from home for
forever or you're brand new to this because of
what is going on in the world right now, you
might be finding that actually getting things
done while you work from home is a little bit
harder than it originally seemed. Am I right?
But if you set up your work from home
workspace and you get your mindset right, you
can actually up your productivity, be happier,
and kick that overwhelm to the curb.
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live. In today's video, I'm sharing my best
tips and tricks for working from home to keep
you productive, and more importantly, to keep
you sane.
Now, I've been working from home for four
years now, and boy can I tell you I have
struggled to figure out how I can get more
work done at home without getting distracted.
Now working from home has a lot of benefits:
you can work all day in your pajamas, you
don't have a commute or stressful coworkers to
deal with, but it also comes with a lot of
distractions. So let's jump right in.
Now tip number one is to keep a designated
separate workspace. This can be an office like
the one I'm in right now, or it can simply be
a designated area in another room if you don't
have space for a designated office. The whole
point of having a separate space is so you can
let your brain get into work mode. When you
are just sitting in the room where you do
everything else in your day, it can send
signals to your brain that are very confusing.
It doesn't know when it's working or when it
should be relaxing, and this can have a bad
effect on your work life balance.
You feel like you're not getting balanced,
you're not getting enough work done, and you
feel like you're not relaxing when you should.
So by keeping your workspace to a separate
space, and whenever you're in that space
focusing on work, and whenever you're out of
that space, focusing on something else, this
can help give you that relief.
Tip number two is to set up a temporary
workspace if you do not have a designated
workspace like an office. So if you are living
in a tiny apartment, and I was in your shoes
for years and years where I had a simple one
bedroom apartment and I didn't have the luxury
of having an office. So if you are in that
situation, you can still take advantage by
creating a designated temporary space
somewhere in your home.
Now, this could be at your kitchen table, it
could be on your sofa, but whatever you
choose, try and pick a place that is low
traffic and low distraction. And when you get
set up to work in the morning, remember to
collect all of the things you need to work. So
get your laptop, get your headphones, get your
notebook, your pens and papers and whatever
you need. The point is to set up your
temporary workspace so you are ready to go, so
you don't have to keep going back and forth
from different areas of your house and getting
distracted throughout the day.
It's also a good idea to communicate with the
people you live with. So whether that is a
spouse or roommates, let them know that hey,
this is my work day, this is my work area, and
if you could please keep it down or avoid
disturbing me unless absolutely necessary. And
most people are willing to help you out and
let you get your work done.
So let me know in the comments: do you have a
permanent workspace in your home or are you
working with a temporary space? And if you are
using a temporary space, do you switch it up?
Or do you work in the same place every day?
Now, I do have an office myself but I do like
to switch it up and sometimes I work from the
sofa or the kitchen table just to keep things
a little more interesting.
Tip number three is to minimize your
distractions. So if you have a designated
workspace like an office, the best thing to do
is have your door shut. It separates your
workspace from the rest of your living space
and keeps noise and distractions out. But if
you don't have that, if you're working from a
temporary space, a good pair of noise
cancelling headphones can really help block
out distractions. If you don't have the noise
cancelling type, just simply having a good
playlist of ambient calm music to help you
focus can really help keep you on track.
Another huge distraction these days for most
of us is our phone. So the best option when it
comes to your phone is to have it off or in a
separate room while you are working. If that
isn't an option, you can also put it in Do Not
Disturb mode. Or if you are the type to get
distracted, to end up scrolling through
Instagram, or going and tweeting on Twitter
during work hours, then there is an app that
can really help you. So it is called Freedom
and it is an app that will prevent you from
going on specific websites, specific apps,
during your set work days. You can choose when
the time limits are when you can't access
these apps, and Freedom will block it to
prevent you from getting the best of yourself
and wasting time on social media when you
should be productive.
But if you want more work from home
productivity tips and hacks, check out this
video where I share the best of the best.
Tip number four is to treat your body well by
getting some ergonomic office furniture. If
you're in pain from having poorly supporting
furniture while you're sitting all day, then
it can be really distracting and really hard
to stay focused when you need to get up and
walk around and take a break. So I highly
recommend that you invest in, at the very
least, a good ergonomic office chair.
Now, I have one on the way right now. I have
gotten the Ergo2 from Autonomous and I cannot
wait for it to get here because I am ready to
finally treat my body right. If you're working
from a laptop, you might also want to get a
laptop stand to raise your laptop so it is eye
level. This will prevent you from getting
"tech neck", from having that whole hunched
over position that we tend to get when we are
working from our laps.
And our final tip number five is to make your
space an inviting place to work. So that means
making it yours, making it a place that you
like being in. Because if you don't like where
you're working, you're going to find it harder
to stay focused. Now I used to have my office
in an entryway where there were no windows and
I absolutely hated working in the dark.
So I have moved my office now into an actual
room with light and windows, and it is so much
better for my own productivity. Now, you want
to make your space your own. So whatever your
style is. But add pieces that will make it
yours.
Now, adding plants can actually be a really
good idea because the color green and being
surrounded by nature is actually very calming
for most people. Now as you can see, I've got
some plants here in the background. I have
them all over my house because I just frickin'
love them. But adding a couple different
plants to your workspace can really help you
feel at home.
Good lighting is also important if you want to
stay awake unless, you want to be having
copious amounts of coffee. Good daylight in
your space can really help you stay awake and
alert and focused.
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