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If you work from home and you struggle to keep your focus then don’t worry, you have definitely come to the right place. Whether you’ve just started working from home or you’ve been doing it for years, it’s important you’re doing all that you can to keep your focus on your work during your office hours. Whether it’s having a dedicated office to ensuring your allow yourself breaks, the more you’re doing to motivate yourself the better. With that in mind, here are 10 ways to make working from home easier:
– Make Sure You Have A Dedicated Desk For Working
One of the best ways to make working from home easier is to ensure you have a proper desk to work from. Although you may not see this as a priority, having a desk will not only give you the space you need to work but it will also make you feel as though you’re going to the office each day. You can absolutely work from your sofa or your bed if you want to, but chances are you’re only going to get half as much done. For inspiration when it comes to home office desks, you can visit this site here.
– If It Helps, Turn One Of Your Rooms Into An Office
If you find having a desk still doesn’t help, you might want to consider turning one of your rooms into an office. Although this may be something that you do over a number of months, having a room that is specifically for work is a great way to ensure you’re not taking your work home with you when you finish. If you work in the spots that you consider to be leisurely, you’re always going to feel as though you’re at work.
If you don’t have enough space to turn one of your rooms into an office and you live on a property that has a lot of land, you might want to think about using barn sheds. Whether you convert it into an office or you use it for storage, it might help free up the space you need.
– Set Yourself Hours In Which You Want To Work
Another great way to make working from home easier is to set yourself working hours that you can stick too. Although you may not be able to follow them every single day, telling yourself you’re only going to work between the hours of 9-5 will make it much easier to switch off at the end of the day. If you leave your working hours open, chances are you’ll still be working until gone midnight each day.
– Allow Yourself Time For Breaks
Working for yourself is incredibly difficult and if you’re not careful, you may find that you’re overworking yourself. With no one there to encourage you to take breaks, it could be 8 hours before you stop and take a break. If it helps, set a timer on your phone that will go off every time you intend to take a break.
Although it can take some time to make something, you also need to ensure you’re eating lunch each and every day. In most cases, it’s probably easier to make yourself something the night before and to set it up as a packed lunch, just like you would if you were to head out to the office. For inspiration when it comes to office lunches, you can visit this site here.
– Don’t Work With Distractions
Depending on the way you like to work, you might find it best to avoid as many distractions as you can. Whether this means turning your phone off or working without your TV on in the background, the less distraction you have the better. If you do want to watch TV as you work, make sure it’s something you’ve already watched before. That way you’ll be able to get on with your work without having to worry about missing something important. Plus, everyone loves reruns, right?
– Come Up With An Easy Routine To Follow
Another great way to make working from home easier is to ensure you’re coming up with an easy routine to follow. When you work in an office you get into a routine and because of that, your workflow is usually much better. Although it may be difficult, coming up with a similar routine at home will be incredibly beneficial. Whether this means having your breakfast at the same time every day or only answering your emails in the morning, once you have a routine you’ll find it easy to stick to it.
– Make Sure You’re Drinking Plenty Of Water
Another important thing to bear in mind is that you need to be drinking as much water as you possibly can. Working from home can make it easy to forget but if you have a large water bottle on your desk, make sure you’re filling it up once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
– Stock Up On The Essentials
Although you may not need a lot of essentials to get you through the working day, you need to ensure you’re always stocked up. Whether that means having an unlimited amount of notebooks or always having a pen handy, you need to be sure you have everything you need.
– Ensure You’re Exercising Each Day
One of the downsides to working from home is that you’re spending most of the day sitting down. Although that may seem like heaven to some, it’s important you’re exercising each and every day. Whether it’s a walk at lunch or an exercise video once the working day is over, you need to make up for the lack of exercise you’re doing whilst sat at your desk.
– Try Not To Let Your Work Take Over
Finally, you need to ensure you’re not letting your work take over your life. Although it may be easier said than done, you want to have a life outside of your home office.
Are you looking for ways to make working from home easier? What can you do to ensure you’re getting as much work done as you can? Let me know your thoughts and ideas in the comments section below.
