How to Stay Productive While Working from Home

<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;13442" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-13442" style&equals;"width&colon; 683px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-13442 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;03&sol;woman-lying-and-typing-on-laptop-6249-683x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"683" height&equals;"1024" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-13442" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Photo by Kaboompics &period;com from Pexels<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>With COVID-19 spreading in countries throughout the world&comma; companies including Amazon and Facebook are asking employees to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;the-10-best-work-from-home-jobs-2019&sol;">work from home<&sol;a>&period; Although telecommuting has been on the rise in recent years&comma; the coronavirus outbreak may be a catalyst for dramatic change in the way we work&period; Now that working from home is more commonplace&comma; employees and employers must ensure that productivity does not suffer as more employees work remotely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>Working from Home&colon; Productivity Tips<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Working from home has a lot of advantages&comma; such as saved transportation costs and time commuting&period; But there are some downsides of remote work that can interfere with productivity&period; The following tips will help you stay productive while working from home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Create a distraction-free workspace&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One of the greatest challenges in working from home is the presence of distractions&period; To ensure that you aren&&num;8217&semi;t distracted from your job&comma; find a place that is free of distractions&period; Ideally&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll have a home office&period; If you don&&num;8217&semi;t have a designated home office&comma; choose the most quiet room of your home and carve out a space to do your work&period; This room should have a door that can be shut to prevent the entrance of kids&comma; pets and other family members&period; It should also be free of clutter or other items that could hinder productivity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Stick to a regular work schedule&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you work from 8 to 5 at the office&comma; try to keep a similar schedule while working from home&period; The benefit of sticking to the same schedule at home is that you&&num;8217&semi;ll be available to answer calls or emails from coworkers&comma; supervisors and clients during regular hours&period; You&&num;8217&semi;ll also be able to really enjoy your free time as you can leave the job behind when your designated working hours end&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Set a time limit on breaks&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s fine to take regular breaks&period; In fact&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll probably be more productive if you allow yourself a break every couple of hours&period; But while working from home a fifteen minute break can easily turn into four hours&period; When taking breaks&comma; set a timer if necessary to ensure you get back to work within a reasonable time frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Check in with your boss and co-workers&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One concern your supervisor&comma; coworkers&comma; and&sol;or clients may have about a work-from-home setup is the possible lack of availability and communication&period; When telecommuting&comma; be sure to regularly update your boss and coworkers with necessary information&period; If you aren&&num;8217&semi;t sure what communication is needed and when&comma; ask your manager how he or she prefers to be informed about your progress and how often&period; Also notify coworkers of any information they may need to do their work properly&period; And if you have clients&comma; stay in regular contact so that they don&&num;8217&semi;t feel neglected&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Maintain a regular sleep schedule&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since you don&&num;8217&semi;t have to get up early to make the morning commute&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s tempting to stay up late watching Netflix or browsing the web while working from home&period; However&comma; staying up late leads means waking up later&comma; which interferes with your regular work schedule&period; If you don&&num;8217&semi;t make up those lost hours at another time&comma; productivity may suffer&period; Therefore&comma; you should aim to go to bed at the same time each night so that you&&num;8217&semi;ll wake up on time and well-rested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the right mindset&comma; working from home can actually lead to increased productivity&period; Working at home means less time spent commuting to and from the office&comma; meaning more time for actual work&period; And the independence and autonomy that comes from working remotely can improve employee morale&period; As more companies allow remote work&comma; employers must ensure that employees working from home have the right support while adjusting to remote work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Read <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;5-jobs-for-people-who-want-to-work-from-home&sol;">5 Jobs for People Who Want to Work from Home<&sol;a><&sol;strong> for ideas on careers that allow for telecommuting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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