5 TIPS TO WORK FROM HOME
I know all of us are facing a "new normal" and for many of us that includes working from home. Personally, I realized a few things that made working from home easier for me and wanted to share with all of you. I hope you find these tips useful!
- Get dressed. You do not need to wear business casual clothes but change out of your pajamas. This might seem insignificant but it does help boost your motivation to get up from bed.
- Set a designated workspace in your home. DO NOT WORK FROM YOUR BED. It can get really difficult to set boundaries if you don't separate work from personal time. I have set up my dining table as a work station.
- Take your breaks! Setting aside time to eat nutritiously (not just a snack) and sleep sufficiently, preferably 7-8 hours can increase your energy level throughout the day. I have my lunch break from 12pm to 1pm every day with two 30 minutes break.
- Contact your colleagues and friends on occasion just to check-in, catch up and stay connected.
- Unplug. When one’s office is the home, it becomes challenging to “unplug,” to call it a day, to let go. The temptation is to keep going back to the computer to finish one more assignment, check the last box, answer one more email. CLOCK OUT.
Way back in 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow created a model defining a hierarchy of human needs—with food, water, shelter, sleep, and safety is the most basic. Until these basics are met, Maslow said, an
"individual cannot achieve self-actualization—finding true meaning in work and life. "
Best,
Pamela
