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Working at home means you need to put 110% concentration on your business and you should be aware of the challenges ahead which may decrease efficiency and productivity levels, putting the quality of work at risk.
Some people find it difficult to concentrate on their task because of the inevitable distractions at home. Writer's block sets in easily on people who couldn't focus on their writeup while they stare blank on their computer screen, what could i do next? You need to gain full control over it so that you can have a flexible and convenient way to earn a living online.
Here i have a few tips that you can take back to ensure that working from home is a positive, productive experience.
Schedule your working hours
How well you plan your working hours tells how effective and efficient a person is. It is important to limit the number of working hours otherwise it is no difference working for a company where you spend 8 hours "working" for nothing. Try to limit your work time to 3 hours per day which includes your research and blog posting.
Once you hit over the limit, save the draft copy and continue the next day, do not overload yourself if you are unable to finish your work. Do an experiment if you do not believe me, try working for 8 hours on the computers and you will see yourself spending almost 4 hours doing unrelated work like web surfing and checking out other blogs and not realising you have wasted so much time on un-necessary stuff.
I will fix 2 hours of my time on Saturday to read on blogs that i subscribe and stumbleupon, it gives me more space to spend time with my family and friends over the weekend. Creating capacity is not that hard after all.
Distractions to be eliminated
Timothy Ferris is author of 4 hour workweek and bestseller in New York Times. In his book, he talks about how and why we should remove unnecessary distractions. All these distractions caused us to stop our work and confuse our work and delay our targeted schedule deadline.
The biggest culprit among all distractions are the email, both you and i have. I must confess that i check my mail 8 times a day and it was consuming alot of my time over the days. I must have been spending 2 hours reading all of my 100 mails i receive daily.
Since reading the book, i have learned to reduce my reading of email to one day and now 2 days. I wish i could stop reading my emails, unfortunately i have profitable business which requires me to reply back to the consumers. Responding in 2 days means i have more business to reply back on 1 single day and responding their feedback in the next 2 days. Did i lose any business? No, I do not, the reason why i do not lose any business is because i replied though after 2 days. Now, i have dedicated this job over to my new part time secretary who will filter on important message that i need to read, that cuts my time and also i cna be more efficient on my work.
Create your ideal work environment
My home "office" is painted with bright colors, the room is simple and there is no fanciful equipments other than my computer and my bookshelves storing all my internet marketing books collection. Creating a ideal work environment is essential, it should not have radios, television and bed which could get you carried away while you are at work.
Move out to absorb new ideas
Remember i talk about writer's block and how we should give ourself space to gain control of ourself. Try to move out of your home and head down to starbucks for a cup of coffee, appreciate the surrounding and the big nature around you. Start to put thoughts into action as you go along. If you are unable to think of any interesting ideas, then close your laptop and head home for a nap, do not waster your time on unproductive things. Start afresh the next day again and find your inspirational then.
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28 Responses to "Working In A Office Environment At Home"
June 24, 2008 11:22 PM
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June 30, 2008 5:29 PM
Like the pic you are working there? LOL.
July 7, 2008 11:21 PM
I had a workplace next to my bed and I started feeling sleepy all the time then I decide to move in another room that should be isolated from my bedroom. That worked very well and am able to work almost 12 hours a day. That is superb.
July 16, 2008 11:59 AM
I would tend to agree. Most people, however, are not cut out for a work at home scenario as they are simply unable to garner the discipline and focus needed to work on their own.
July 17, 2008 4:37 AM
Very useful tips.
Tks! :D
August 25, 2008 1:58 PM
Yes i agree with the writer views. Thanks for sharing this post. Keep it up
September 11, 2008 6:49 PM
At the moment, i'm using my bedroom as my work office. I'm finding it dificult to not get distracted. But you give some useful tips, i might just move out!
October 19, 2008 4:06 AM
The most important tip is dicipline. Not to brag, but I have the perfect office. Great colors on the walls, nice curtains, everything organized, yes organized! But when I first created my perfect office it still didn't keep me in there working. I had to learn to dicipline my time and productivity. Tim Ferris' tips on email and the phone really helped for me too.
October 25, 2008 12:36 PM
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March 14, 2009 9:19 PM
I have my work place near to my bed :)
March 28, 2009 8:33 AM
When I worked from my home office, the distractions were there and i fell for them hundreds of times, but one thing that helped me was to sit by a window where plenty of things went on outside.
The activity of the people and cars below helped me to stimulate my mind without leaving the desk for longer periods than before.
It may not work for other people, but was a great help for me. In now have a real office space to work from, but i still insisted on taking an office with a window to lots of activity.
May 26, 2009 1:37 AM
Home work should be treated as an office work inside your home. You must have your working schedule including your working hours, your jobs to complete everyday and you rest hours. Every weekend I write down my next week schedule with tasks required for every day and I consider this my obligatory duty that must be completed every day on schedule.
you shoud have your office at your home and your office separated completely from the rest of home. Don't try to work in bed or infront of TV. Work should always be work and fun is fun. Mixing them together leads to failure in both.
June 10, 2009 1:45 PM
you shoud have your office at your home and your office separated completely from the rest of home. Don't try to work in bed or infront of TV. Work should always be work and fun is fun. Mixing them together leads to failure in both.
October 28, 2009 5:05 PM
Yeah hemroids is right separate work from home life as trying to watch tv and work doesnt work.
better off having a room set up as your office with no distractions
November 23, 2009 3:04 AM
I had to learn to dicipline my time and productivity. Tim Ferris' tips on email and the phone really helped for me too.
November 23, 2009 3:09 AM
well what i think is that work should always be work and fun is fun. Mixing them together leads to failure in both.
November 23, 2009 3:12 AM
your office separated completely from the rest of home. Don't try to work in bed or infront of TV. Work should always be work and fun is fun. Mixing them together leads to failure in both.
November 23, 2009 3:14 AM
you shoud have your office at your home and your office separated completely from the rest of home. Don't try to work in bed or infront of TV.
November 23, 2009 3:35 AM
Well,your jobs to complete everyday and you rest hours. Every weekend I write down my next week schedule with tasks required for every day and I consider this my obligatory duty that must be completed every day on schedule.
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December 29, 2009 8:20 PM
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February 21, 2010 12:47 AM
I've been working from home for 7 years! I started in a shed in my backyard! it was a 10x8 shed with AC/electric! It was like a miniture office!
March 6, 2010 6:45 AM
Makes sense to me though I've heard different versions of this same topic. I'll repost this on my blog, Vertical Words.
March 24, 2010 3:50 AM
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