Creating A Productive Atmosphere While You #STAYHOME

In countless homes across the country and the world, there has been a major shift to working from home – even for students. If you are working from home and trying to manage your children being home and doing school work, you may be at a loss when it comes to ensuring productivity. With a television across the room and no boss or teacher hovering, distraction comes easily. Here are six tips to create a space that enables productivity!

1. Light up your space

Letting in as much natural light as possible to your at-home work space is the first step to making a better place to get things done. Your body works best with natural light because of circadian rhythms, which tell your brain to be awake and productive when natural light is around you. Natural light will help you feel alert and the vitamin D you will get from opening those windows will help boost your immune system.

2. Add minimalist decor

You don’t want to crowd your work space, but it is important to decorate your space in a way that you will enjoy. Having a clean, organized space with a few quirks that will make you smile – like a favorite photo. Make sure any items you will need, like pens and highlighters, are within reach, so you are more motivated to stay put!

3. Make your work space only a work space

It is important to train your brain to differentiate when it is time to work and when it is not. When we drive to work or school, it is natural for us to switch into ‘working’ mode, but when we work from home, it is hard to get into that mode. By only sitting in your work space when it is time to get things done, you will train your brain to be more productive when you are in that space. Keeping work related projects out of site will help reduce relax and recharge your batteries.

4. Manage your cell phone use

While you may need your phone to make work calls or check in with your teacher, it is important to set boundaries and stick to them. If you find yourself constantly wanting to scroll through social media instead of getting work done, try download an app that will limit your social media access each hour. If you don’t need your phone for work or school, try keeping it in a box across the room.

5. Manage your work hours

While you are working from home manage your work hours as you would at the office especially if you have a flexible schedule like us. Start you day at the same time, take a lunch at the same time and/or breaks and your end when you are supposed to. Go for a quick walk to stretch your legs.

6. Avoid feeling isolated

Utilize various communications to break up your day:

• • Phone
  • Zoom
  • Email,
  • Messenger
  • Facebook live
  • Bombbomb

This is different times with different rules, we all need to make sure we are staying positive, staying connected and we will get through this together!

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