4 Tips to Make Working from Home More Productive by As You Wish organizing
1- Establish a work schedule and stick to it. Don’t allow miscellaneous household or other activities interrupt your day. If you need regular time for doctors appointments or volunteer activities schedule them outside of the working hours. Equally important is to not “stay late” at the office.
2- Ensure your workspace is appropriate to your activities and free of “family fun”. That means the family doesn’t use your business computer for games, children don’t use your office supplies and the space doesn’t double for hobbies or entertainment. As well as a day care provider when necessary. Yes a plan B is invaluable.
3- Time Management. Make sure all other household members realize just because you work from home doesn’t mean you don’t have a job. You cannot be volunteered last-minute for errands or care for the neighbors sick child. Make appointments with yourself frequently to review how you are doing.
4- Make the workspace function. Do you have the supplies you need such as a desk, proper chair, lighting, file storage and computer equipment. If you don’t you won’t stay there long because you will be searching the rest of the house for what you need. Not to mention the time you will waste. If you will be spending full-days in the space make it aesthetically pleasing so you wan’t to be in the room.