I recently saw this Tweet:
Ignoring all the (hilarious) jokey responses to this question, I actually think that this is a good use of Twitter – and I totally get why she asked. Working from home is not as easy as those who have never done it, think it is.
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It’s true, ‘working from home’ if you don’t intend to do much work is great, but if you really want to be a productive human being, hitting your goals and getting through a to-do list, this takes a particular type of focus.
I feel I may have mastered it, but it has taken a number of years – trial and error. My tips are as follows:
- Make a schedule – before you sit down to work – with clear goals and time slots
- Review you work at intervals, check you are actually getting things done and not just procrastinating or getting distracted by snack time and social media breaks
- Book a teleconference and use it as a deadline to get specific tasks done
- Prepare lunch the day before – or you will end up wasting time cooking up something way too extravagant
- Check emails at the start and end of the day
- Shower and get dressed – but don’t spend too much time doing this, a simple wash and ‘throw on’ situation is best
- Don’t answer personal calls…just don’t
- Do the most difficult task first
- Don’t feel you need to work normal hours
- Review at the end of the day and then again at the end of the week
More tips to come…when I remember them!
Kiesha