Hello and welcome to design & business conversations for creatives. I'm Cheyney
and today i'm chatting with you about working from home. I'm going to share my
five top tips for working from home. I know it can be really difficult for some.
I've noticed particularly at this time where in New Zealand we're in a stage
four alert for Covid-19 so a lot of people are having to work remotely so
this is for, not just creatives but, everyone who's working at home remotely.
Tip number one, is get up, get dressed, and act as if you're going to the office.
This is really important. When I say get dressed, I don't usually look like this,
I'm looking like this because I'm on a YouTube channel, however when I get up
and get dressed in the morning, I usually wear active wear. Anything but
pyjamas. Also, it's good to designate an office space in your house. So I'm
upstairs, this is my office space and yeah it allows me to not work in
somewhere where I usually relax, like my bedroom or the lounge, just offers a bit
of separation. So yeah, getting up, get dressed, that is super
important. Number two, structure your day. So, I get up, I work from 9:00 to
5:00 as if I'm at a real job and I take a break in the middle for lunch, and also
two breaks, probably a few more than that, just to make a coffee and
stuff like that. But it's super important to time block and be quite disciplined
with yourself in those working hours, set your own parameters.
Number three, organize your space. For me it's really important that my desk and my
environment is clean. That allows me to have a clear head to create.
Number four, take breaks. I can't stress this enough. Eating at
your desk anywhere is not good, it's not good for productivity, it's not good for
creativity, it's not good for posture, it's not good for mindfulness
it's just a bad idea. Take a break. I like to get out and go for a walk
most lunchtimes so I'll take an hour out of my day for lunch and to go for a walk
and that means I come back to work in my afternoon block feeling satisfied,
full, I've had some fresh air and I'm ready to go. Number five, this is the
biggest one and probably the most important and I think the one that I
find most people struggle with the most and that is eliminating any distractions.
So, turn off your phone unless
you need it for business, I mean, it's super tempting to, you know, do those
little things like 'oh, I've just got to do that
over there' or 'I've just got to do that over there' or whatever. But remember
your structure, work within the parameters that you give yourself, and if
you were at the office, you probably wouldn't be making your bed and doing
the laundry and all the rest of it. If you're someone like me
who's kind of distracted by mess, close the door, get in another room.
Setting boundaries are super important when you're working for yourself, and
when you're working from home so, I have people calling me, I just have to say no.
Don't answer those calls, call them back at a time that's convenient. Do not let
it disrupt your flow. Well, this is my first video ever on YouTube and I'm
not super comfortable in front of the camera so I'm just going to just disclaimer.
But yeah, will see how I go and this is my
first time editing, and yes, so if you like this video, give it a thumbs up
below, please subscribe, help support me, I work for myself. For the following weeks
I'm going to share with you some more tips and tricks for design and
business specifically for creatives. So yeah, thank you, and I'll see you next
time. Bye.