9 Productivity Hacks for Working from Home

Working from home can be incredibly convenient. You get to skip the long commute and rush-hour traffic. Your schedule is flexible, and can bend and bow to fit whatever you need to do (like picking up your kids from school and actually getting to the bank before it closes). But working from home isn’t without its challenges. For instance, distractions are aplenty: dishes in the sink, piles of laundry, and interruptions from everyone from your kids to UPS to your next-door neighbor. It’s also hard not to let your work bleed into your personal and family time, especially if you tend to be a workaholic as it is. For writer and editor Kate Rope the biggest challenge in working from home is focusing when she doesn’t have impending deadlines. Sometimes, what helps her is an app called Focus Keeper, which involves working for 25-minute chunks and taking 5-minute breaks. Other times, Rope goes to her favorite coffee shop, where she can “just put my nose down,” and blast through her writing. Below, you’ll find a variety of helpful hacks for being productive when working from home. Address your exact challenges. Everyone is different. Some people have no problem working while there’s lots of things to do at home, while others are the opposite, and can barely concentrate. The key is to name your biggest challenges—the obstacles that obstruct your productivity. Then channel your creativity to find helpful solutions for each one. For instance, if you’re a writer and motiv...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Creativity General Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Success & Achievement Productivity Working From Home Source Type: blogs