Remote working is awesome. Being able to work from home provides a freedom that becomes addictive. It takes away the hassle of the morning rush to get ready, the terrible rush hour traffic, and the long days in an office. Instead, you can wake up and take the morning as you please, so long as you open up your laptop on time. But you need to make sure you have the perfect work/life balance, and the following 8 tips will ensure you do!
Structure Your Day
If there is one of these points that you take away with you today, it has to be structuring your day. Remote working makes it easy for all routines to go out of the window. Make note of everything you need to do for the day using a notepad or planner. Use it to write down all of your work tasks and personal tasks. Always structure your day so that it starts with you and self-care, moves onto work, and goes back to focusing on you.
Start Your Morning Right
The way you start your day sets the tone for the rest of the day. Have a bad start to the day, and you know all too well that it carries over into work. Start by having a refreshing shower to awaken your mind and body. Have a morning coffee, juice, or even just a big glass of water to get your day going.
Create a Workspace
Make sure that you have a separate space to work from. One of the worst things you can do is work from your bed. There is no separation from work and relaxation. Invest in a desk and a comfy chair, or even a comfy bean bag if you work from your laptop.
Purchase Good Technology
Good technology helps to make remote working so much easier. Bad technology and the internet aren’t going to be solved by the IT guy in the office, and faulty technology can take up big chunks of your day. Time is money when working remotely!
Speak To People From Your Team
If you are working remotely but as part of a team, speaking to the rest of your team for moral support can really help. A downfall to remote working is the lack of work socialization. If you work alone, join remote working online communities to share your thoughts and feelings.
Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Because you are remote working, it can be easy to feel like you are not working at all, especially if you have the luxury of taking your time to complete the work. But don’t fill your days with too much work. Try and switch off around the same time as you would if you were working in an office.
Find Ways to Stay Focused
It is so easy to become distracted when working in an office. But when you are working from home, there are a million more distractions to deal with. To stay focused, work in one-hour blocks. Work for an hour, and then have a ten-minute break.
Switching Off
To truly focus on self-care and creating a healthy work/life balance, you need to be able to switch off at the end of the day. Try and finish your working day at around a similar time as you would in an office, and truly switch off.
Conclusion
It is easy to create a perfect balance of self-care and productivity when remote working. Learn what works for you and know when you are either working too much or not enough. Once you find the balance, remote working is a dream.
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