If you’re fortunate enough to work from home, then you know it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be from the outside. As entrepreneurs, it’s easy to lack motivation, get sidetracked, or even to know when to stop. Here are a few things that you can do in order to work your best from home:
Organized space
There is nothing more stressful or hindering to your work than a cluttered office/work space. If your desk is looking a hot mess with mail, old projects, and stacks of stuff, clean out your space! Set yourself up with only the minimum of what you need to maximize your productivity.
Limited distractions
It’s hard to work from home and not be distracted. Give yourself an office space where you focus solely on work. This makes it easy to start (and stop) work mode!
Set yourself a “work” time and structure your hours
One of the biggest challenges of working from home is knowing when to start and when to stop. Unlike going to an office your days aren’t structured for you so you need to give yourself your own structure. Give yourself a designated work time that best fits your schedule and stick to it. It will also help you relax stress-free knowing that you’ve completed your designated hours for the day.
Lunch break
Don’t be afraid to schedule breaks into your day. You need time for yourself unless your planning on experiencing burnout. One of the best things that you can do is to schedule a lunch/coffee break which will not only give you a break but will also give you something to work towards.
Get out of the house when you need to
You do not want to develop home fever where you feel like you’re going crazy as you go straight from your work day to cooking dinner to waking up and starting it all over again. Some days take your work day to a local coffee shop or park if the weather’s nice and get out of the house for a little while.
Interact with others
Working from home has the potential to be a little isolated feeling as you lack the face-to-face interaction that most other employees get to experience. Make an effort to get lunch with someone during your work day or ask another friend with a similar job to meet you at a coffee shop for the afternoon. If it’s hard to incorporate socializing time during your day, make plans for the weekend with friends or family so you have something you know you’re looking forward to.
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