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Working from home and remotely is a great luxury. It’s made everyday lives easier when you’re able to have a flexible schedule and fit in more tasks during your day. However, it’s just as easy to get distracted and lose motivation.
This post will outline a few ways for you to stay focus and make your remote working time as productive as possible.
This post will outline a few ways for you to stay focus and make your remote working time as productive as possible.
1. Dedicated Desk Space
Whether you’re in a 3,000 square foot home or 600 square foot home, it’s essential you create a dedicated workspace area. Your couch and comfy bed aren’t proper workspaces. It leaves you time to fidget, get easily distracted, and offers poor back support. Get a comfortable chair and well-fitted desk to maximize your productivity. (See Baru’s made-to-order desks, free 10-day white glove delivery, 30-day money-back guarantee).
Having a clear distinction between “work” and “home” will ensure that you, and those around you, will have boundaries and establish productive habits.
2. Communication
Stay in contact with your team! Telecommuting may or may not be something you’re familiar with. Not to fret - there are many tools out there such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, or even Skype, that are built to support remote work and telecommunication in companies. Communication is key. Communicate more and not less. Connect your calendar and set your status so you maintain transparency within your team.
Slack has built-in status settings, and you can even create your own status to show what you’re working on. See mine below :)
3. Create a schedule
Your schedule should work the way you do. If you like to strategically and meticulously plan out your day, then this is the perfect opportunity. Fill in your calendar with your activity and projects (including brainstorming, q/a time, reading emails, break times, etc.).
If you’re more of a go with the flow person, keep your calendar open and don’t feel the pressure to over schedule yourself. Regardless of your style, make sure your schedule reflects your personal habits.
Whether you’re in a 3,000 square foot home or 600 square foot home, it’s essential you create a dedicated workspace area. Your couch and comfy bed aren’t proper workspaces. It leaves you time to fidget, get easily distracted, and offers poor back support. Get a comfortable chair and well-fitted desk to maximize your productivity. (See Baru’s made-to-order desks, free 10-day white glove delivery, 30-day money-back guarantee).
Having a clear distinction between “work” and “home” will ensure that you, and those around you, will have boundaries and establish productive habits.
2. Communication
Stay in contact with your team! Telecommuting may or may not be something you’re familiar with. Not to fret - there are many tools out there such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, or even Skype, that are built to support remote work and telecommunication in companies. Communication is key. Communicate more and not less. Connect your calendar and set your status so you maintain transparency within your team.
Slack has built-in status settings, and you can even create your own status to show what you’re working on. See mine below :)
3. Create a schedule
Your schedule should work the way you do. If you like to strategically and meticulously plan out your day, then this is the perfect opportunity. Fill in your calendar with your activity and projects (including brainstorming, q/a time, reading emails, break times, etc.).
If you’re more of a go with the flow person, keep your calendar open and don’t feel the pressure to over schedule yourself. Regardless of your style, make sure your schedule reflects your personal habits.
