Ways to Keep Productive When Working from Home

Remote working is a double-edged sword – it can be enticing because of the freedom and flexibility it offers.  However, it can create wide flexibility making it a challenge to establish boundaries. So, considering the various challenges, how do you ensure success at remote working?

Create a Designated Workspace

You may be inclined to think that you will not be productive while working remotely. It is essential from the outset to set up a designated workspace or area, which will serve you well for your working day and not permit any non-working distractions to arise.  From a psychological perspective, it will motivate you to work effectively in your chosen remote location.

Dress in Normal Work Clothes

Working from home can sometimes make you feel more relaxed and not concerned with how you look or what you wear.  However, that may not be conducive to work. Therefore, to come out of the relaxed state and to motivate yourself into work mode it would be better to treat it as though you are in the office. That means dressing in your normal work clothes. This will ensure that you are in the right frame of mind.

Establish and Maintain Focus

There is a different set of distractions while working remotely, making it easy to get distracted from your work, whether it’s your mobile phone, TV, radio, neighbours, or pets. Such distractions make it difficult to be productive.

Therefore, it’s essential to be focused, which could mean switching off devices, taking regular breaks to get some fresh air and exercise and setting boundaries with others in the house.

Maintain a Stable Schedule and Routine

Working from home is not an opportunity to do odd household repair jobs or binge on back-to-back episodes of your favourite tv show. It’s inevitable that there will be small, unavoidable household chores to be done but they shouldn’t really interfere significantly with your work schedule. To be able to work as effectively as you would in a normal office environment, you do need to develop and work according to a routine. Structuring your day whereby you can schedule your activities will help you manage your time efficiently.

Stick to Common Working Hours

Having the flexibility to be able to work away from the office should encourage you to work when you feel the most productive during the day. Therefore, it could mean either an earlier start and finish or a later start and finish. However, as you and your colleagues usually work specific hours, you should really work the same hours to enable greater communication with your team.

There is no right or wrong way in how you approach a remote working schedule. However, based on your strengths and weaknesses, you can adjust your working pattern to consider your colleagues and clients.  With the right mindset, process and technological support, it is possible to create a positive and successful environment.

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